The Batnaya Social Association is a non-profit, charitable organization serving the diaspora and heritage community connected to the village of Batnaya in northern Iraq, based in Windsor, Ontario.
We organize social gatherings, cultural events, and senior meet-ups to maintain ties between members of the community.
Batnaya is a village in Nineveh Governate, in northern Iraq, located about 25km north of Mosul. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River.
The population of Batnaya was about 6,000 people before ISIS invaded the village in 2014, forcing the entire population to leave.
As of 2021, 720 people have returned to Batnaya.