Ba'adra
| Ba'adra Kurdish: ‘Eyn Sifnî | |
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  Ba'adra | |
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Coordinates: 36°43′05″N 43°15′15″E / 36.71806°N 43.25417°ECoordinates: 36°43′05″N 43°15′15″E / 36.71806°N 43.25417°E{{#coordinates:36|43|05|N|43|15|15|E|type:city_region:IQ=NI |primary |name= }} | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| District | Shekhan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shamal M. Adeeb[1] |
Ba'adra, also rendered Baadre,Badra and Bathra, (Arabic: باعدرة/باعذرة, Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܕܪܐ), is an historically Assyrian town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Ba'adra's residents are mostly Kurds (Yezidies)with a small Assyrian minority and is considered the political capital of the Yazidis[1] as it has been the base of the ethnic-regilous group's leader, the Mir.[2]
The town and the surrounding villages were demolished and later recolonised by Arabs during the late 1960s. Most of Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after 2003.Template:Cite needed
The town and the 10 nearby villages took in 2,028 additional displaced families totaling 12,115 people due to the Yazidi fleeing the Sinjar massacre.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Melchior, Jillian Kay (September 19, 2014). "Escape from Mount Sinjar". National Review. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ Allison, Christine (2004-02-20). "Yazidis i: General". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
There are probably some 200,000–300,000 Yazidis worldwide.
