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Zakho
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Zakho (Arabic,زاخو,Zaxo or Zaco) is a district and a town in northern Iraq, located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border. Zakho has served as a checkpoint for many decades. It has become a major market place with its goods and merchandises serving not only the Kurdish controlled area, but most of north and middle Iraq.
Due to its strategic location and the abundance of job opportunities, Zakho has attracted many workers and job seekers from different parts of Iraq and even from Syria and Turkey.
One of Zakho's famous landmarks is the Delal Bridge. The bridge is made with large stones which not only adds to the aesthetic value of the bridge, but also makes it a source of many theories as to how it was built. (the stones are very large and there was no machinery available at that time).
Many Assyrians now living in diaspora have roots from Zakho.
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