Aqrah
| Aqra ܥܩܪܵܐ | |
|---|---|
| Aqra Akrê | |
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  Aqra location of Aqra | |
| Coordinates: IQ 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E / 36.74139°N 43.89333°ECoordinates: IQ 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E / 36.74139°N 43.89333°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq |
| Autonomous region | Nineveh Governorate |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 23,088 |
| Time zone | +3 |
Aqrah (Kurdish Akrê, ئاکرێ; Syriac: ܥܩܪܵܐ ʻAqra, from the Syriac for "barren" in reference to the land) is a city and district officially locaed in Nineveh Governorate but claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The total area of the district is 6418 km².
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 Kurds, but with an Assyrian minority.
Notable natives
Defend International President Widad Akrawi, the Kurdish film director, Hiner Saleem, and the Iraqi Ambassador to Austria, Tariq Aqrawi, were born in this city. Former Israeli General Yitzhak Mordechai was also born in Akre,.[2] Hoshear Zebari the former Iraqi Foreign minister was born in Akre in 1953.[3]
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
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-27.