Dayrabun

Dayrabun
Dayrabun; ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ; ديربون
	Dayrabun is located in Iraq Dayrabun Dayrabun
	Coordinates: 37°5′3″N 42°25′42″E / 37.08417°N 42.42833°ECoordinates: 37°5′3″N 42°25′42″E / 37.08417°N 42.42833°E{{#coordinates:37\|5\|3\|N\|42\|25\|42\|E\|region:IQ-DA_type:city(5000) \|primary \|name= }}
Country	23x15px Iraq
Governorate	Dohuk
District	Zakho
Population (2010)
• Total	4,241

Dayrabun (Syriac: ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ, Arabic: ديربون‎) is a 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 comes from the Syriac words "dayra" and "abuna," meaning "monastery of the bishop."

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

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Dayrabun ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ ديربون
Dayrabun is located in Iraq Dayrabun 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{{#coordinates:37\|5\|3\|N\|42\|25\|42\|E\|region:IQ-DA_type:city(5000) \|primary \|name= }}
Country	23x15px Iraq
Governorate	Dohuk
District	Zakho
Population (2010)
• Total	4,241^[1]