Makhmur, Iraq

Makhmur
مخمور
مەخموور
Town
Makhmur
Makhmur
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh Governorate
DistrictMakhmur District
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
23,828
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Makhmur (Arabic: مخمور, romanized: Maẖmūr, Kurdish: مەخموور, romanized: Mexmûr) is a town in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is situated strategically approximately 60 km southwest of Erbil as well as 80 km north-east of Kirkuk and 80 km south-east of Mosul.