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Hawra (Khawra, Khowara, Howra, האורה, خوارا), Iraqi-Kurdistan
The village ofHawra (Khawra, Khowara, Howra, האורה, خوارا), Iraqi-Kurdistan. The village had 4 Jewish families.
Description
The families were involved in agriculture and salt production. They did not have enough men for a prayer quorum.
Howara, Iraq
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Sources
Interview with Y. Kara.
See also the Encyclopedia of Kurdish Jews, אנציקלופדיה של יהודי כורדיסתאן, by Mordekhai Yona, page 111.