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She previously resided in the Kabarto displacement camp and has recently relocated to the Hattin residential complex.
Iraq’s oldest documented person is a Yezidi woman from Sinjar named “Rawshe Qasim,” who has reached the remarkable age of 137 years.
She previously resided in the Kabarto displacement camp and has recently relocated to the Hattin residential complex.
The Yezidi community from Shingal (Sinjar) faced displacement following the ISIS attacks in 2014, forcing many to flee to camps across the Kurdistan Region and other parts of Iraq.
The gradual movement of displaced persons from camps to residential complexes is part of ongoing efforts to provide more permanent housing solutions for those unable to return to their original homes. The Hattin complex is one of several residential projects designed to house displaced families.
While this woman’s reported age would make her one of the oldest living people ever documented, as with many age claims of this magnitude, it would require verification through official documentation to be internationally recognized.
The current verified record holder for the longest documented human lifespan was Jeanne Calment of France. Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days.