Ankawa
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Ankawa is an Iraq
i Christian
town of about 30,000 people, in practice a suburb of Arbil
, Erbil Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan
, northern Iraq
. It is also a municipality that covers about a tenth of the city of Erbil and surrounding villages.
Due to its western characteristics, The town houses the compounds for the majority of the foreign consulates, NGOs and international organizations active in the north of Iraq. It is adjacent to the new Erbil International Airport
.
, comprising mostly adherents of the Chaldean Catholic Church
and the Church of the East
.
The majority of the refugees that left Ankawa during the 1980s and 90s now lives in Sweden
, most of them are living in Eskilstuna
(3,000), with Australia
(2,000) being the second most common destination. The rest has mainly settled in Canada
or the USA. The current security situation in Ankawa is stable, which has led to an influx of internally displaced persons from other parts of Iraq.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
town of about 30,000 people, in practice a suburb of Arbil
Arbil
Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul...
, Erbil Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
, northern Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. It is also a municipality that covers about a tenth of the city of Erbil and surrounding villages.
Due to its western characteristics, The town houses the compounds for the majority of the foreign consulates, NGOs and international organizations active in the north of Iraq. It is adjacent to the new Erbil International Airport
Erbil International Airport
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.
Name
Ankawa was originally called Beth Amka - then Amku-Bad, Amkawa, and finally Ankawa. The name of the town in different historical books, including the son of the Hebrew book (a brief history of the countries) where the writer says: Mongolian troops attacked the area of Arbil on Sunday July 1285 and reached some villages, were one of those villages, etc..... Ankawa. It was also the name of Ankawa in the book (the country's Christian UNESCO), written by (Jean-Maurice a) of France, where two stages of the writer to change the name of the town in different centuries. The name of the town was also by the French author in his book, Oliver (Oliver trip to Iraq 1794-1796). Other historical evidence confirming the historical depth of Ankawa "Alhjeran" which is found in 1995 in the church of Mar Gourgis sculpted by the writings in Syriac. Here are some information on these stones: The first stone: yellow stone was introduced by 40 cm and 80 cm length. Text carved on the stone says that the church of Mar Gourgis was re-built in the 816. Stone II: the text is also engraved in Syriac and it has the date of death of the priest in 917 m of Hormuz. The Ankawa the name as it was called then (Amku). One of the reasons for the survival of the town so far in this region, as the French author Jean-Maurice it, the reason is its proximity to the city of Arbil, or as a result of the amounts to pay the people in past centuries, compared to the rulers of the city to protect its people.Archaeology
Ankawa has many archaeological sites, including: Hill was recorded in the archaeological sites in Iraq in 1945. Posters Amoossp codified by the surface of the raised it then is: 1. the edge of one pot Assyrian 2. A few morsels of shards of pottery and porcelain are done to the first centuries of Christianity. Of these effects conclude that Christianity entered the area since the first centuries of Christianity. The name of the monastery was called Mar promises or slave or Abdaichoa date and amount Sassanid era 224-637 meters. Qasra Archeological site is located within the pipe, including progress in the north. Qasra was used to the time near the town's cemetery and some graves are still stuck on it so far. Register this effect at the Directorate of Iraqi antiquities under the name Palace (Ankawa cemetery - Tel) and sequencing of under 218. Arvaa hill 10 meters and 600 meters in perimeter. Directorate of Antiquities found a quantity of pottery in effect. There are also other effects, including: Tllant - Messina response, Mar Snica, Mazar-e-Mariam, Mar Qryakoz and St. Joseph. As for the churches in Ankawa are: The church of Mar Gourgis The church is regarded as one of the oldest churches in Arbil and there are very old and in the church stone by showing that the church was the reconstruction of 816. This shows that the oldest church of that date. Nine of the church is 700 worshipers. St. Joseph Church built in 1978 and Babylonian-style church is distinct in Iraq, where an area of 5000 square meters and was designed by university professors, one professor connector is unique and built with the people of Ankawa and donors. The church facade is the most beautiful part of the church where the Ishtar Gate similar in ancient Babylon. Depleted the church was imported from France. There is a large statue of St. Joseph in the courtyard of the Church. Holy places no other dome-Mart and Mary-Mart Shmoni where each and ex-ancient history.People
The town is predominantly AssyrianAssyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
, comprising mostly adherents of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
and the Church of the East
Church of the East
The Church of the East tāʾ d-Maḏnḥāʾ), also known as the Nestorian Church, is a Christian church, part of the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity. Originally the church of the Persian Sassanid Empire, it quickly spread widely through Asia...
.
The majority of the refugees that left Ankawa during the 1980s and 90s now lives in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, most of them are living in Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
(3,000), with Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(2,000) being the second most common destination. The rest has mainly settled in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
or the USA. The current security situation in Ankawa is stable, which has led to an influx of internally displaced persons from other parts of Iraq.