Place:Aqrah
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Aqra ܥܩܪܵܐ | |
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| ئاکرێ Akrê عقرة | |
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  Aqra location of Aqra  Aqra Aqra (Iraq) | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E / 36.74139°N 43.89333°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan |
| Autonomous region | Dohuk Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Surchi | Hunar Ismail |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 23,088 |
| Time zone | +3 |
Akre or Aqrah (Syriac: ܥܩܪܵܐ ʻAqra, Arabic: عقرة, from the Syriac for "barren" in reference to the land) is a city in Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan.
The city's cathedral is the episcopal see of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aqra, an Eastern Catholic diocese, suffragan to the Chaldean Catholic Church.[1]
District and government
The district of Aqrah was formed in 1877 by the Ottoman Empire and the city of Aqrah became the center of the district.
Population
The population is mainly Kurdish. There is a Christian Chaldean minority.
Notable natives
- Widad Akrawi, Defend International President
- Hiner Saleem, Kurdish film director
- Tariq Aqrawi, Iraqi Ambassador to Austria
- Yitzhak Mordechai, former Israeli General[2]
- Hoshyar Zebari, former Iraqi Foreign minister[3]
Gallery
Newroz in Akre, 2017.
See Also
- Assyrian homeland
- Assyrian settlements
References
- ↑ The Cathedral in Aqrah http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,35402.html
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=u_DFlzttxl0C&pg=PA231&lpg=PA231&dq=aqrah+iraq&source=bl&ots=auV2fn_Rvb&sig=P0jme6LfP8OceLOD8DFl6xpCtBE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=09JNVMuRHY3EggTgmIC4Cg&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=aqrah%20iraq&f=false
- ↑ http://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2014/5/govt2295.htm
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