Avzrog

Avzrog (Arabic: أفزروك‎, Syriac: ܐܒܙܪܘܓ, Kurdish: Avzarok) is a village in the Iraqi province of Dohuk. The village is split into two areas: one populated by Armenians and the other by Assyrians. The name of the village comes from the Kurdish language; av means water and zrog - yellow. Avzrog has a total population of about 300 people. The village of Avzrog is located in the Sulaivany area in the western part of Dohuk. The Sulaivany area is situated between Sumail and the mountains south of Zakho. Avzrog is 30 km from Zakho. It was built for the first time in 1932 when the Armenians of Zakho and its suburbs decided to establish the village and settle in it. The village was destroyed in 1975 and the people were forced to flee. They were...