Tesqopa
Town in Nineveh, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tesqopa (Syriac: ܬܠܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ, Arabic: تسقوبا) or Tel Skuf (Syriac: ܬܠ ܣܩܘܦ, Arabic: تللسقف), also Tel Eskof or Tall Asqaf[2] is a town in northern Iraq located approximately 19 miles (about 28 kilometres) north of Mosul. The town is populated by Assyrians and they are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church.[3]
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Tesqopa
ܬܠܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ تسقوبا | |
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Coordinates: 36°35′50.72″N 43°6′13.40″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nineveh |
District | Tel Kaif |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 4,185 |
Time zone | GMT +3 |
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The town was captured by ISIS briefly in August 2014 but was recaptured by Kurdish Peshmerga in August 2016.[4]
Many of the residents of the town returned with aid from Hungary,[5] while a large portion has migrated to Europe.[3]