Dayrabun

Dayrabun
ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ
ديربون
Dayrabun
Coordinates: 37°5′3″N 42°25′42″E / 37.08417°N 42.42833°E / 37.08417; 42.42833Coordinates: 37°5′3″N 42°25′42″E / 37.08417°N 42.42833°E / 37.08417; 42.42833
Country  Iraq
Governorate Dohuk
District Zakho
Population (2010)
  Total 4,241[1]

Dayrabun (Syriac: ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ, Arabic: ديربون) is an Assyrian town in the Dohuk Governorate in Northern Iraq. The town lies just 7 km to the south west of the tripoint of Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Dayrabun is inhabited by Assyrians who mainly belong to Chaldean Catholic Church.

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

References

  1. مركز ديربون الصحي (in Arabic). المديرية العامة للصحة / دهوك. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
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