Bakhdida
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Bakhdida is a historically Assyrian Christian town in northern Iraq, known for its ancient churches and location in the Nineveh Plains near Mosul.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian Christian town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Syriac Christian heartland ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly Assyrian Christian population ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 30 km southeast of Mosul ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Al-Hamdaniya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baghdida NERFINISHED ⓘ Qaraqosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Syriac Christian liturgy
ⓘ
celebration of traditional Assyrian Christian festivals ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Assyrian heritage ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
Syriac Catholic churches
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox churches NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Syriac churches ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunity |
Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of Syriac Christian life in the Nineveh Plains
ⓘ
one of the largest Christian towns in Iraq ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Assyrian Christian heritage
ⓘ
ancient churches ⓘ being a major Assyrian Christian center in Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nineveh Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Al-Hamdaniya District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nineveh Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian towns of the Nineveh Plains
ⓘ
Nineveh Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationMajority | Syriac Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationMinority | Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repopulationAfter | Islamic State retreat ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
Islamic State occupation in the 2010s
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
displacement of Assyrian Christian population ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Neo-Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
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