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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."
The name of the town comes from the Syriac words "dayra" and "abuna," meaning "monastery of the bishop."
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayrabun
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Coordinates: 37°5'5"N 42°25'38"E
- Bateel 25 km
- Bardiye 31 km
- Garsur 39 km
- Khanke 44 km
- Tall 'Uwaynat 44 km
- Abu Kalah 45 km
- Gerver 46 km
- Abu Wajnam 46 km
- Abu Wali 51 km
- Tall Mussah 52 km
- Oil Depot 2.1 km
- Bajed Kandala IDP Camp 1 3.7 km
- KRG Military Base 3.8 km
- Bajed Kandala IDP Camp 2 3.8 km
- Military Base? 6.5 km
- Zumar Subdistrict (KRG) 21 km
- Al-Malikiyah Subdistrict (ku: Dêrika Hemko) 23 km
- Zumar Subdistrict 38 km
- Derik Area (DFNS) 39 km
- Dohuk Province 87 km