Mam Rashan

Mam Rashan
مامرەشان
Former village
Mam Rashan
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 36°40′2″N 43°25′35″E / 36.66722°N 43.42639°E / 36.66722; 43.42639
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictShekhan District
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Mam Rashan (Kurdish: مامرەشان, romanized: Mam Reşan, Memê Reşan) is a former Yazidi village located in Shekhan district of the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, which was destroyed in 1976 by the Iraqi government as part of Arabization policies. The inhabitants were as a result resettled in the collective town of Mahad.

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