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Dayrabun

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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=

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Country  Iraq
Governorate Dohuk
District Zakho
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,241[1]

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."

See also

Portal iconAssyrians portal
Portal iconIraq portal

References

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

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