Bamarni Explained

Bamarni
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kurdistan Region
Subdivision Type2:Governorate
Subdivision Name2:Dohuk Governorate
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Amadiya District
Subdivision Type4:Sub-district
Subdivision Name4:Bamarni
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Urban:1957
Population As Of:2014
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:5687
Coordinates:37.1211°N 43.2692°W

Bamarni (Arabic: بامرني, Kurdish: بامه‌رنێ|translit=Bamernê,[2] Syriac: Beṯ Mūrdānī,[3] Hebrew: במרני)[4] is a village and sub-district in the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the district of Amadiya.

The village is located in a mountain gorge and has a strong Naqshbandi presence.[5]

History

Bamarni is first attested as an Assyrian Christian village with the name Beṯ Mūrdānī in the 10th-century Life of Rabban Joseph Busnaya whose inhabitants adhered to the Church of the East. A Jewish community also previously resided at Bamarni.[6] In the early 20th century, Bamarni was the residence of the Naqshbandi Sheikh Bahā al-Dīn, whose house and takiyya was destroyed by the British in August 1919, but was later permitted to return. At this time, there were six or seven Jewish households.

In December 2020, Miran Abdulrahman was appointed mayor of the sub-district, making her the first female mayor in the Dohuk Province.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Demographic Survey. Ali Sindi. Ramanathan Balakrishnan. Gerard Waite. International Organization for Migration. 5 September 2021. July 2018. ReliefWeb.
  2. News: 26 July 2020. Civilian vehicles bombed by Turkish jets in South Kurdistan. Firat News Agency. 22 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Beth Mūrdānī. 14 January 2014. Carlson. Thomas A.. 22 August 2020. The Syriac Gazetteer.
  4. Web site: Jewish Quarter, Bamarne, Iraq. Diarna: The Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life. 22 August 2020.
  5. Book: فرنسيس, بشير يوسف. موسوعة المدن والمواقع في العراق - الجزء الأول. 9781780582627. 1. 119. E-Kutub . ar.
  6. Web site: Cave at Bamarne, Iraqi-Kurdistan. Diarna: The Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life. 22 August 2020.
  7. News: Nasri. Ayub. 3 December 2020. First woman mayor appointed in Duhok Province. Rûdaw. 3 December 2020.