Betanure
Sign in to saveBetanure (, , ) is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located near the Iraq–Turkey border in the district of Amedi District and the historical region of Barwari.
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- Locality
- ناحیەی کانی ماسێ
- Region
- پارێزگای دھۆک
- Country
- العراق
- Population
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- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Duhok Governorate
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Betanure (, , ) is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located near the Iraq–Turkey border in the district of Amedi District and the historical region of Barwari.
==Etymology== The name of the village is formed from a combination of Neo-Aramaic be and tanūre, meaning "house (or place) of earthenware baking ovens". Non-Jews called it Gūḏāye, meaning "where the Jews are".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Betanure” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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