Timeline of Zakho

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Zakho, Iraq.

Prior to 20th century

 * 641 – Zakho Great Mosque built after Islamic army had occupied Zakho
 * 1041 – Hasseniya Khabur was destroyed by Turkman forces called Ghuzz Forces
 * 1507 – Safavid captured Zakho
 * 1515 – The Ottoman Empire captured Zakho.
 * 1544 – Zakho became Sanjak
 * 1844 – English traveler William Francis Ainsworth visits Zakho
 * 1864 – Zakho was becoming District followed Mosul Eyalet

20th century

 * 1918
 * November 30: Ottoman forces withdraw from Zakho and the British assume control over the city.
 * 1919 – The British Governor of Zakho Captin Persson assassinated By Hasso Dino.
 * 1922 – The first elementary school was opening.
 * 1923
 * The King of Iraq Faisal visited Zakho city.
 * The first Iron bridge built
 * 1934 – Al Saadun Bridge opened
 * 1946 – Khabur hotel became first hotel was opening in Zakho
 * 1970 – The first Television brought to the city
 * 1987
 * Qumri Ismael Haji was executed
 * Zakho FC (football club) formed.
 * 1991
 * March 13: People in the Zakho attacked the Iraqi military bases and stormed government buildings and took control of the town and inflicted heavy damage on government forces
 * April 1: The Iraqi forces had recapture the city
 * April 21: The Coalition forces had dismissed The Iraqi forces from Zakho The Peshmerga entered Zakho.
 * 1995 – A car bomb exploded in Zakho on February 27

21st century

 * 2011 – Many stores selling alcohol and massage parlours crashed by many angry Kurds
 * 2013 – The University of Zakho opened
 * 2015 – The Zakho International Stadium opened on June 3
 * 2018 – Zakho tunnel opened on September 25
 * 2021 -The City becoming independent administration belong Duhok Governorate
 * 2024 - Museum of Zakho founded