Country Iraq District Zakho Population 4,241 (2010) | Governorate Dohuk Local time Saturday 7:15 PM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Dayrabun, Iraq
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.
References
Dayrabun Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA