Amedi

Amedi
ئامێدی
Amêdî
Town
Bird's eye view of Amadiya
Bird's eye view of Amadiya
Amedi is located in Iraq
Amedi
Amedi
Coordinates: 37°05′33″N 43°29′14″E / 37.09250°N 43.48722°E / 37.09250; 43.48722
Country Iraq
RegionKurdistan Region
GovernorateDuhok
DistrictAmadiya District
FoundedBefore 3000 B.C.
Government
 • TypeMayor
Elevation
3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Population
 • Total11,000
Time zoneGMT +3
Postcode
42008

Amedi or Amadiye (Kurdish: ئامێدی, romanized: Amêdî;[1][2] Arabic: العمادية; Lishanid Noshan: עמידיא, romanized: ʿAmədya[3]) is a town in the Duhok Governorate of Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[4] It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley. Amedi is known for its celebrations of Newroz.

  1. ^ "Li sînorê Gare 12 gund ji ber bombebaranên Tirkiyê hatine valakirin". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "ئامێدی | كوردستانی سەرسوڕهێنەر- وێبسایتی فەرمی دەستەی گشتی گەشت و گوزار". bot.gov.krd. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ Greenblatt, Jared (2010). The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Amədya. BRILL. p. 56. ISBN 978-90-04-19230-0.
  4. ^ Streck, M. (1965). "ʿAmādiya". Encyclopedia of Islam. Second Edition. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0575.

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