Dayrabun

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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. The town has an avarage population of 4,241 people.

The name of the town comes from the Syriac words "dayra" and "abuna," meaning "monastery of the bishop."
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Coordinates:   37°5'5"N   42°25'38"E
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