Mahad, Iraq

Mahad
Mehetê / مەھەتێ
Village
Mahad
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 36°38′50″N 43°24′42″E / 36.64722°N 43.41167°E / 36.64722; 43.41167
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictShekhan District
Population
  Estimate 
(2018)
11,000

Mahad (Arabic: مهد; Kurdish: مەھەتێ, romanized: Mehetê) is a village located in the Shekhan District of the Dohuk Governorate of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The village is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Ain Sifni in the Nineveh Plains. Mahad is populated by Yazidis.