Xidir Ilyas

Iraq / Ninawa / al-Hhamdaniyah /
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Xidir Ilyas (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܡ (Mar Behnam), Sorani/Kurmanji Kurdish: Xidir Ilyas, Arabic: قرية خضر الياس (Qaryat Khidr Alyas)) is a small town bult around the tombs of the regional Christian saint Mar Behnam, who is also known as Xidir Ilyas to the Yazidis and the Shabak and his daughter Marth Sarah, which were part of the Mar Behnam monastery. The monastery was far over thousand years old and was influenced by Persians, Arabs, Mongols and other cultures, when it was destroyed in July 2014 by the Islamic State terrorist militia.

Mixed Alevi Shabak Kurdish, Shia Turkmen and Sunni Arab village.

Another source claims, that it's mixed Shabak, Shia Turkmen and Sunni Arab.

Alternative spelling: Khidir Ilyas, Khider Ilyas, Khidr Ilyas, Khidr, Khider, al-Khider, al-Khidr, Xidr Ilyas, Xidr Alyas.

Liberated by ISF from Daesh on 17 october 2016.
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Coordinates:   36°8'32"N   43°24'25"E

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  • An interesting article about the history and destruction of the Mar Behnam monastery can be found here: http://hyperallergic.com/216393/another-treasure-lost-in-iraq-the-story-of-mar-behnam-monastery/
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