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Revision as of 20:57, 19 February 2019
Dayrabun
ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ ديربون | |
|---|---|
  Dayrabun | |
| Coordinates: 37°5′3″N 42°25′42″E / 37.08417°N 42.42833°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Dohuk |
| District | Zakho |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,241[1] |
Dayrabun (also Derabun, Template:Lang-syr, Template:Lang-ar) is an Iraqi town located in the Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate in northern Iraq. The town lies just 7 km to the south east of the tripoint of Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Dayrabun is inhabited by Assyrians who mainly belong to the Chaldean Catholic Church and also by Yazidis of the Haweri tribe.[2]
Etymology
The name of the town in Syriac means 'Monastery of the Priest" or literally; Monastery of our father. The name Dayr Abun is in the construct state.
See also
- Faysh Khabur
- Assyrian homeland
- Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq
- Assyrian settlements
- Ezidkhan
References
- ^ مركز ديربون الصحي (in Arabic). المديرية العامة للصحة / دهوك. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ Oehring, Otmar. "CHRISTIANS AND YAZIDIS IN IRAQ: CURRENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTS" (PDF). Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. p. 93. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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