Ankawa

Ankawa
عنكاوا
عەنکاوە
ܥܲܢܟܵܒ̣ܵܐ
Views around the entrance to Ankawa at Ankawa Road and Hundred Meter Road.
Ankawa
Ankawa
Coordinates: 36°13′45″N 43°59′37″E / 36.22917°N 43.99361°E / 36.22917; 43.99361
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
ProvinceErbil Governorate
MunicipalityAnkawa
Population
 (2011)
  Total
30,000
Websitehttps://english.ankawa.com/

Ankawa (Arabic: عنكاوا, romanized: Ankāwā; Kurdish: عەنکاوە, romanized: Enkawe, Syriac: ܥܲܢܟܵܒ̣ܵܐ) is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrian, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church.