Alikhan (village)

Alikhan (Kurdish: ئالیخان, romanized: Alîxan) is a village in the sub-district of Kani Masi in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located north of Amedi near the southeastern Turkey border. The Village is inhabited by Kurds of the Deshtani (Deştan) Clan, and was formerly also home to a number of Assyrians prior to their relocation to Shmaila in the 20th century.