Zakho is located just a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border. Due to this, Zakho has served as a checkpoint for many decades. It also made Zakho a strategic city for both the former Iraq government. It has become a major market place with its goods and merchandizes serving not only the Kurdish controlled area, but most of north and middle Iraq. The term checkpoint may refer to: A place at which vehicles or pedestrians are stopped in order to enforce laws or security measures. ...

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.

Recently, the USA Government has begun drilling oil near Zakho. Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ...

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). Delal or Pira Delal also Pirdí Delal (The Bridge Delal in Kurdish), informally known also as Pira Berî (Stone Bridge), is an ancient bridge in the town of Zakho, Southern Kurdistan. ...

Many Chaldo-Assyrians now living in diaspora came from Zakho. famous person Shekir Alkassab(1919-1998) and Omar Bishar Agha and rubar Sindy and beyar Sindy and Jiyan Sindy Coordinates: 37°09′N, 42°41′E Languages Assyrian, Chaldean, Turoyo Religions Christianity An entry was temporarily removed here. ... For other uses, see Diaspora (disambiguation). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...