Til Ezer
Village in Ninawa, Iraq
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Til Ezer (Kurdish: تل ئهزهر, romanized: Tel Ezêr,[2][3] Arabic: القحطانية, also known in Arabic as al-Qaḥṭānīya or Qahtaniyah, also spelled Giruzer, Kar Izir, Kahtaniya) is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located south of the Sinjar Mount, in the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.
Til Ezer | |
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  Til Ezer Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′6″N 41°41′18″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa |
| District | Sinjar District |
| Population (July 2014[1]) | |
• Total | 28,000 |
Til Ezer is populated by Yazidis.[1] It was one of two villages targeted in the 2007 Yazidi communities bombings against the local Yazidi community.[4]