Shabak
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Shabak are a small ethno-religious minority in northern Iraq, primarily inhabiting the Nineveh Plains and known for their distinct syncretic religious practices and language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shabak canonical | 3 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethno-religious group ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
distinct rituals and festivals
ⓘ
oral religious traditions ⓘ |
| displacementHistory | internally displaced in Iraq ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Shabak people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | inhabit disputed territories between Baghdad and Erbil ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the cultural mosaic of the Nineveh Plains ⓘ |
| identityDebate |
sometimes classified as Arabs
ⓘ
sometimes classified as Kurds ⓘ |
| language | Shabaki ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iranian languages ⓘ |
| mainSettlementArea | villages east of Mosul ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
linguistic minority in Iraq
ⓘ
religious minority in Iraq ⓘ |
| persecutionHistory |
persecuted under Saddam Hussein
ⓘ
targeted by ISIS ⓘ |
| politicalRepresentation | Shabak political parties in Iraq ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small minority ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Nineveh Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nineveh Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ethnic minority in Iraq ⓘ |
| religionComponent |
Christian elements
ⓘ
Shi'a Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufi traditions ⓘ Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazidi elements ⓘ pre-Islamic beliefs ⓘ |
| religionType | syncretic religion ⓘ |
| religiousLeadership |
pirs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sheikhs ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
pilgrimage to local shrines
ⓘ
veneration of saints ⓘ |
| religiousText | Buyruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script (for Shabaki language) ⓘ |
| securityIssue | subject to sectarian violence in Nineveh Plains ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | distinct community ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shekhan District