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'''Nahla Valley''' ({{langx|ar|سهل نهلا}}, {{langx|syr|ܢܚܠܐ|translit=naḥlā}} or {{langx|syr|ܢܚܠܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ|translit=naḥlā d-malkē}},<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahra Newspaper - 2010 (6760) |url=http://www.zowaa.co.uk/pdfpaper/a%20191/1.pdf |accessdate=19 December 2019 |language=syr}}</ref><ref>https://syriaca.org/place/766 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> {{langx|ku|نههلێ|translit=Nehlê}}),<ref>{{cite news |title=Bi vîdyo bibîne.. Bordoman kirina PKK'ê li navçeya Nehlê |url=https://darkamazi.net/kurdi/archives/1008243 |accessdate=19 December 2019 |work=Darka Mazî |date=6 October 2019 |language=ku}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=فڕۆکە جەنگییەکانی تورکیا به چڕی ناوچهی نههلێ له سنووری ئامێدی بۆردومان كرد |url=https://www.kurdistantv.net/ku/2019/10/06/kurdistan/%D9%81%DA%95%DB%86%DA%A9%DB%95-%D8%AC%DB%95%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87%E2%80%8C-%DA%86%DA%95%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D9%84%DB%8E-%D9%84%D9%87%E2%80%8C-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8E%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%DB%86%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AF |accessdate=19 December 2019 |language=ku}}</ref> meaning “valley of kings” in Syriac, is a geographic region located in the province of [[Duhok Governorate|Dohuk]] in the [[Akre District]], [[Kurdistan Region]] of [[Iraq]]. The [[Sapna valley]] lies to the northwest and is separated by a mountain range, and the city of [[Akre (diocese)|Akre]] is to the south, separated by another mountain range. It is bound by the [[Great Zab|Greater Zab River]] to the north and east, and the [[Khazir River]] to the west. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Assyrian Mar Narsai Church.jpg|thumb|[[Assyrian Church of the East|Assyrian]] Mar Narsai Church in Nohadra]] |
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Most of the Assyrians living in Nahla, which number around 20,000, moved there from [[Hakkari]] after the [[Assyrian genocide]] that occurred during the [[First World War]]. However, some villages were emptied in the 1960s when [[First Iraqi–Kurdish War|fights between the Iraqi government and Kurdish separatists]] forced most of their inhabitants to flee to [[Baghdad]] and [[Mosul]]. Some scarcely populated villages were completely destroyed later on during the [[Anfal |
Most of the [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] living in Nahla, which number around 20,000, moved there from [[Hakkari (historical region)|Hakkari]] after the [[Sayfo|Assyrian genocide]] that occurred during the [[World War I|First World War]]. However, some villages were emptied in the 1960s when [[First Iraqi–Kurdish War|fights between the Iraqi government and Kurdish separatists]] forced most of their inhabitants to flee to [[Baghdad]] and [[Mosul]]. Some scarcely populated villages were completely destroyed later on during the [[Anfal campaign]] in the 1980s as well. The population of the valley grew considerably following the [[Iraq War]], as many Assyrians living in [[Dora, Baghdad|Dora]] and [[Mosul]] started settling back in the region. |
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There is significant friction between the Kurds and Assyrians in the valley, with a history of violence, land [[squatting]], and |
There is significant friction between the [[Kurds]] and [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] in the valley, with a history of violence, land [[squatting]], and voter suppression since the establishment of [[Kurdistan Region]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PKK Members Continue to Occupy Assyrian Villages in North Iraq |url=http://www.aina.org/news/20151203044630.htm |website=www.aina.org}}</ref> On July 17, 1999, an armed group belonging to the Assyrian [[Bethnahrin National Council]] attacked a PDK [[Peshmerga]] position in the region in retaliation for the murder of an Assyrian woman. The attack resulted in 39 deaths and 20 injured on the Kurdish side.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/1999/29-060899.html Iraq Report 6 August 1999, Volume 2, Number 29], GlobalSecurity.org</ref> In the present day, Kurdish imposed checkpoints in the region pose challenges to the Assyrians living there who intend to enter their villages, including an incident in July 2023 that caused considerable controversy.<ref>{{cite web |title=KRG Checkpoints in Nahla Valley Continue to Cause Hardships to Local Assyrians |url=https://www.assyrianpolicy.org/post/krg-checkpoints-in-nahla-valley-continue-to-cause-hardships-to-local-assyrians|website=assyrianpolicy.org|date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Duhok]] |
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*[[Barwari]] |
*[[Barwari]] |
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*[[Hakkari]] |
*[[Hakkari (historical region)|Hakkari]] |
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*[[Sapna valley|Sapna Valley]] |
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*[[Assyrian settlements]] |
*[[List of Assyrian settlements]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Dohuk Governorate]] |
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[[Category:Nineveh Governorate]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 5 November 2024
Nahla Valley (Arabic: سهل نهلا, Syriac: ܢܚܠܐ, romanized: naḥlā or Syriac: ܢܚܠܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ, romanized: naḥlā d-malkē,[1][2] Kurdish: نههلێ, romanized: Nehlê),[3][4] meaning “valley of kings” in Syriac, is a geographic region located in the province of Dohuk in the Akre District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Sapna valley lies to the northwest and is separated by a mountain range, and the city of Akre is to the south, separated by another mountain range. It is bound by the Greater Zab River to the north and east, and the Khazir River to the west.
History
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Most of the Assyrians living in Nahla, which number around 20,000, moved there from Hakkari after the Assyrian genocide that occurred during the First World War. However, some villages were emptied in the 1960s when fights between the Iraqi government and Kurdish separatists forced most of their inhabitants to flee to Baghdad and Mosul. Some scarcely populated villages were completely destroyed later on during the Anfal campaign in the 1980s as well. The population of the valley grew considerably following the Iraq War, as many Assyrians living in Dora and Mosul started settling back in the region.
There is significant friction between the Kurds and Assyrians in the valley, with a history of violence, land squatting, and voter suppression since the establishment of Kurdistan Region.[5] On July 17, 1999, an armed group belonging to the Assyrian Bethnahrin National Council attacked a PDK Peshmerga position in the region in retaliation for the murder of an Assyrian woman. The attack resulted in 39 deaths and 20 injured on the Kurdish side.[6] In the present day, Kurdish imposed checkpoints in the region pose challenges to the Assyrians living there who intend to enter their villages, including an incident in July 2023 that caused considerable controversy.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bahra Newspaper - 2010 (6760)" (PDF) (in Syriac). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ https://syriaca.org/place/766 [bare URL]
- ^ "Bi vîdyo bibîne.. Bordoman kirina PKK'ê li navçeya Nehlê". Darka Mazî (in Kurdish). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "فڕۆکە جەنگییەکانی تورکیا به چڕی ناوچهی نههلێ له سنووری ئامێدی بۆردومان كرد" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "PKK Members Continue to Occupy Assyrian Villages in North Iraq". www.aina.org.
- ^ Iraq Report 6 August 1999, Volume 2, Number 29, GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ "KRG Checkpoints in Nahla Valley Continue to Cause Hardships to Local Assyrians". assyrianpolicy.org. 20 July 2023.
- Dahuk Governorage, Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce
- KDP Blockades, Attacks Assyrian Village, AINA.org