Bashir, Iraq

Bashir Arabic: قرية بشير‎‎ Turkish: Beşir
Village
Bashir Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 35°14′47″N 44°16′33″E / 35.24639°N 44.27583°E / 35.24639; 44.27583Coordinates: 35°14′47″N 44°16′33″E / 35.24639°N 44.27583°E / 35.24639; 44.27583
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Kirkuk Governorate
District	Kirkuk District

Bashir (Arabic: قرية بشير‎‎, Turkish: Beşir) alternate spellings include Beşiir Kasabasi, Beshir and Bayshir is a Shia Turkmen village in Iraq south of Kirkuk. The village was captured by ISIL in June 2014. It was reportedly recaptured by pro-Iraqi government forces on 1 May 2016.

Bashiri, along with Altun Kupri, Amerli, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qarah Tappah, Sulaiman Bek, Tal Afar, Taza Khurmatu, Tuz Khormato, and Yankjah, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Daquq, Muqdadiyah, Jalawla, and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen minority populations.

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