Alqosh
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Alqosh (Syriac: ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ,[3][4][5] Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אלקוש, Arabic: ألقوش,[1] alternatively spelled Alkosh, Alqoš, or Alqush) is a town in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 45 km north of the city of Mosul.
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Alqosh
ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ألقوش[1] | |
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Coordinates: 36°43′56″N 43°5′43″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
District | Tel Kaif District[2] |
Founded | 1500 BC |
Time zone | GMT +3 |
• Summer (DST) | GMT +4 |
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The locals of Alqosh are Assyrians who since the 18th century now mostly adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church.[6][7][8] During the Iron Age, the Alqosh plain appears to have been home to the small regional kingdom of Qumāne, but was subsequently annexed by Assyria.[9]