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Zakho
City and centre of the Zakho District in Iraqi Kurdistan.
In and around Zakho
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Weather by season
- Dec–Feb15° / 4°154 mm
- Mar–May27° / 12°204 mm(a good time to go)
- Jun–Aug42° / 24°
- Sep–Nov30° / 15°
Average high / low (°C) and rain per season. Data for Mosul, 98 km away. Highlighted: the best months to go. Mosul station, 2013–2025 monthly records · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).
About Zakho
Zakho, also spelled Zaxo is a city in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, at the centre of the Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing. Zakho is known for its celebrations of Newroz. The population of the town rose from about 30,000 in 1950 to 350,000 in 1992 due to Kurds fleeing from other areas of the country.
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