Bashiqa is the birthplace of the famed Ezidi Mirza, a 17th century Yezidi leader who became the governor of Mosul and is mentioned in Yezidi sagas and stories until today for his heroic military achievements against the hostile neighbouring Muslim tribes.

Bashiqah Mountain is a mountain located northeast of Mosul, Iraq, east of Khorsabad and nearby Bashiqa township and near Ain Sifni in northern Iraq. [1] The mountain is located behind Bashiqa township, is 359 km north of Baghdad in Nineveh Governorate, and located at 36,4531 n and 43,3478 e. It is 326 above sea level.

2015年12月22日 · Encouraged by Tehran and Moscow, Baghdad criticized Turkey's presence in Bashiqa, most recently threatening to take Ankara to the UN Security Council. In response, TAF has relocated most of its forces to KRG-controlled territory for now, hoping to alleviate the tension.

2013年2月6日 · In Iraq, for example, there is contestation between Baghdad and Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, over the land near the “official” border of Iraqi Kurdistan. This area includes a small village called Bashiqa. Author and EPIC partner Christine van den Toorn

2016年12月7日 · BASHIQA, Kurdistan – Across Iraq, ISIS has blazed a trail of terror, targeting Christians and other minorities. Now that military forces have freed a number of towns and villages, the persecuted see a glimmer of hope. It's coming in the form of a sanctuary town courtesy of the Kurdish military.

Bashiqa is a town situated at the heart of the Nineveh plain, between Mosul and Sheikhan, on the edges of Mount Maqlub. The urban area of Bashiqa and Bahzani had the third largest Yazidi population in Iraq prior to the Yazidi genocide.

2024年8月20日 · The Turkish base in Bashiqa, an oil-rich region populated by members of the Yezidi religious minority as well as Arabs and Kurds, has long been unwelcome by locals, the Iraqi government, and unknown armed groups who have periodically targeted the …

Bashiqa is a microcosm of Iraq's broader ethnic and religious diversity, home to Christians, Muslims, Yazidis, Shabak (both Sunnis and Shiites), Arabs (Sunnis), and Turkmen (Shiites). As one participant, a school principal, noted, "The dominant ethnicities that are living in

2016年10月14日 · Any attempt to change Mosul’s demographic composition would be a direct threat to Turkey’s security, analysts say. Turkey has around 500 troops in the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq, training...

2024年10月11日 · Before 2018 Turkey had approximately 10 bases in the region. Currently, numerous small bases and forward operating centers are scattered throughout northern Iraq, with the Bashiqa Base standing out. This base made headlines, having been targeted by the PKK multiple times in 2024, drawing media attention and raising concerns.