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were housed in a converted church building in the town in
November 2014, and had not been rehoused as of April 2015. As of March 2018, 60 Assyrian families inhabit Koy Sanjaq. The Assyrian population largely speak Kurdish, but some continue to speak
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Kurdish. A small
Chaldean Catholic community was established in the town in the 19th century. In 1913, 200 Chaldean Catholics populated Koy Sanjaq, and were served by two priests and one functioning church as part of the
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80-100 Jews from the village of
Betwata took refuge in the town for several months in 1950, increasing the size of the local community to 350-400 people. The Jews of Koy Sanjaq
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Religious Factors of Chaldo-Assyrian Identity in an Interface with the Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan". In Joanna Bocheńska (ed.).
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Alternatively transliterated as Kūsanjaq, Koi Sanjaq, Kou Senjaq, Koisanjaq, Köy Sancak, Köi Sanjaq, Kuway
Sandjaq, Kou Senjak, Kuysanjaq, Koysancak.
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sultan who planted his flag and established a garrison at the site of a seasonal bazaar after having defeated a rebellion at
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The Iraqi census of 1947 recorded a total population of 8198 people, with 7746 Muslims, 268 Jews, and 184 Christians.
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Koy Sanjaq had a population of 10,379 in 1965. In 1994, the town was struck by
Iranian airstrikes targeting the
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protested the construction of a mosque in their village at Koy Sanjaq.
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headquarters in the town on 8 September 2018 killed 14 people.
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