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Town in Nineveh, Iraq
Alqosh (Syriac: ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אלקוש, Arabic: ألقوش, alternatively spelled Alkosh, Alqoš, or Alqush) is a town in the Nineveh Plains
Alqosh
Eastern Christian denomination
Ishoyahb (1539–1558), who resided in the ancient Rabban Hormizd Monastery near Alqosh, an internal dissent occurred over several issues, including the question
Assyrian_Church_of_the_East
Eastern Catholic church based primarily in Iraq
communities are primarily located in northern Iraq, especially in towns such as Alqosh, Ankawa, Araden, Tel Keppe, and Shaqlawa, as well as among diaspora populations
Chaldean_Catholic_Church
Church of the East Syriac Rite of Christianity
named Yohannan Sulaqa, the former superior of Rabban Hormizd Monastery near Alqosh, which was the seat of the incumbent patriarchs; however, no bishop of metropolitan
Church_of_the_East
Minor prophet in the Bible
the Hebrew verb meaning 'to comfort'. He may have come from the town of Alqosh in northern Mesopotamia (Nahum 1:1), however some scholars also attempted
Nahum
Sulaqa, willing to separate from the Church of the East's Patriarchal See of Alqosh, an Assyrian town in the Assyrian homeland, went to Rome asking for his
List of Chaldean Catholic patriarchs of Baghdad
List_of_Chaldean_Catholic_patriarchs_of_Baghdad
Assyrian Church monastery in Iraq
the Church of the East, carved out in the mountains about 2 miles from Alqosh, Iraq, 28 miles north of Mosul. It was the official residence of the patriarchs
Rabban_Hormizd_Monastery
Persian saint
Aramaic word for "teacher". He founded the Rabban Hormizd Monastery in Alqosh, named after him, which has served in the past as the patriarchate of the
Rabban_Hormizd
Region in Iraq
The amount of crude oil in the Nineveh Plains stretching from Shekhan to Alqosh is 25 billion barrels which is worth $10 trillion. Most of the inhabitants
Nineveh_Plains
Chaldean Catholic monastery in Iraq
Monastery of Saint Mary, is a Chaldean Catholic monastery located near Alqosh, Iraq. It was established in 1858 by Joseph VI Audo, Chaldean patriarch
Monastery of Our Lady of the Seeds, Alqosh
Monastery_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Seeds,_Alqosh
Place in Nineveh, Iraq
with a large minority of Assyrians. Towns and villages include: Tel Keppe Alqosh Khatarah Tesqopa Batnaya Sharafiya Baqofah Bozan Beban Babirah Dughata Sreshka
Tel_Keppe_District
Neo-Aramaic varieties
northern Iraq (e.g. Alqosh, Batnaya) and ending with those in Western Iran (Urmia). The dialects in Northern Iraq, such as those of Alqosh and Batnaya, would
Suret_language
Chaldean Catholic archbishop (1934–1999)
Beirut, retaining his personal title of archbishop. Thomas was born in Alqosh in northern Iraq on 2 August 1934. He entered the seminary in Mosul in 1949
Yousif_Thomas
Overview of Jewish sites in Iraq
as a forgotten figure, and who is associated with purity and fertility. Alqosh is a town located on the Nineveh Plains inhabited by both Chaldean Christians
List_of_Jewish_sites_in_Iraq
Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans since 2026
the ISIS takeover in his region. Nona, an Assyro-Chaldean, was born in Alqosh in 1967. After completing his secondary education in 1986, he entered the
Paul_III_Nona
An Assyrian Christian church in Alqosh, Tel Keppe District, Iraq, 2006
Christian militias in Iraq and Syria
Christian_militias_in_Iraq_and_Syria
Iraqi Chaldean Catholic hierarch (1976–2025)
1976 – 18 June 2025) was an Iraqi Chaldean Catholic hierarch and Bishop of Alqosh. Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko was born on 14 February 1976. He graduated
Thabet_Habib_Yousif_Al_Mekko
Eastern Catholic eparchy in Iraq
The Eparchy of Alqosh is a Chaldean Catholic Church diocese established in 1960. It is in the frontier town of Alqosh. The bishop is dependent to the Patriarch
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Alqosh
Chaldean_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Alqosh
Assyrian nationalist and Iraqi Communist Party member
especially from Alqosh, where a statue was dedicated to him in 2011. Tomas was born in 1924 to the Chaldo-Assyrian Kaka family from Alqosh. He witnessed
Toma_Tomas
Assyrian politician
ܙܪܐ) is an Assyrian politician who is currently serving as the mayor of Alqosh in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. A member of the Kurdistan Democratic
Lara_Zara
Iraqi-Assyrian politician
Al-Kildani was born to a family of Chaldean Catholics in 1989 in the town of Alqosh, in the Nineveh Governorate. At some point, he moved to Baghdad and remained
Rayan_al-Kildani
Village in Iraq
northern Iraq. The village is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern
Beban
Village in Iraq
in Iraq. The village is located ca. 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Alqosh and ca. 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains
Khoshaba
1933 massacre of Assyrians in Iraq
Assyrians. Stafford reported their low morale upon arrival in Alqosh: When I visited Alqosh myself on August 21st I found the Assyrians, like the Assyrians
Simele_massacre
Pre-WWI Neo-Aramaic dialects
had been ancient Assyria. Turoyo Hertevin dialect Qaraqosh Bohtan Mlaḥsô Alqosh Barzani Inter-Zab Betanure Zakho Trans-Zab Barwar Koy Sanjaq (Christian
Northeastern_Neo-Aramaic
Supreme head of the Church of the East
was buried in the monastery of Rabban Hormizd near the Mosul village of Alqosh. He was succeeded by two short-reigned patriarchs: Shemʿon V, first mentioned
Patriarch of the Church of the East
Patriarch_of_the_Church_of_the_East
Semitic language
However, there are several sizable Assyrian towns in northern Iraq, such as Alqosh, Bakhdida, Bartella, Tesqopa, and Tel Keppe, and numerous small villages
Aramaic
Place in Nineveh, Iraq
Mohammed Pasha the Kurdish governor of Rawandiz who also sacked the town of Alqosh. According to Mary Sengstock, Tel Keppe became Chaldean Catholic around
Tel_Keppe
Ethnic group of Australia
Batnaya. Assyrians from the town of Alqosh commemorate Saint Hurmizd, a monk that established his monastery in Alqosh. Alqoshnaye celebrate the Feast of
Assyrian_Australians
Beth Nuhadra, whose bishops resided in the small town of Tel Hesh near Alqosh, and those in the Gomel valley in the diocese of Marga, centred on the ʿAqra
Adiabene (East Syriac ecclesiastical province)
Adiabene_(East_Syriac_ecclesiastical_province)
Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1713 to 1757
number of the faithful in the patriarchate, mainly in the area of the Alqosh's patriarchate. Joseph III was a skilful preacher, and it is remembered that
Joseph III (Chaldean Catholic patriarch)
Joseph_III_(Chaldean_Catholic_patriarch)
Ethnic group native to Mesopotamia
by the governor of Amadiya at the instigation of the rival Patriarch of Alqosh, of the Eliya line, he ordained two metropolitans and three other bishops
Assyrians
Patriarchal administrator of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1781 to 1827
Joseph V and from 1812 to his death he governed both the patriarchal sees of Alqosh and Amid of the Church of the East. The See of Amid of the Church of the
Joseph_V_Augustine_Hindi
East from 1558 to 1591, with residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. In older historiography, he was designated as Eliya VI
Eliya_VI
Genocidal campaign in the Ottoman Empire
Khatarah, approximately 45 kilometers north of Mosul, and then the town of Alqosh, where they were met by a joint force of Yazidis and Bahdinan troops led
Genocide of Yazidis by the Soran Emirate (1832–1834)
Genocide_of_Yazidis_by_the_Soran_Emirate_(1832–1834)
Fire in Hamdaniya, Iraq
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2023_Qaraqosh_wedding_fire
Referendum for Kurdish Independence
Assyrians from Alqosh protested against the removal of their mayor by the KDP-dominated Nineveh Provincial Council. The residents of Alqosh rejected the
2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum
2017_Kurdistan_Region_independence_referendum
City in Iraq
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Zakho
Areas historically inhabited by Assyrians
the region for thousands of years, living mainly in Barwari, Zakho and Alqosh. However, all of the Barwari Jews either left or were exiled to Israel shortly
Assyrian_homeland
Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1830 to 1838
and oldest Patriarchal See was based at the Rabban Hormizd monastery of Alqosh, near Mosul. It spread from Aqrah up to Seert and Nisibis, covering the
Yohannan_VIII_Hormizd
Iraqi military officer
Mustafa Barzani, including campaigns in 1961 and 1963, the Iraqi Campaign on Alqosh (1963) against Kurdish and communist Al-Ansar units, and the Amadiya campaign
Khalil_Dabbagh
Mar Eliya Abuna of Alqosh (1862–1955 in Kirkuk) was a bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East and Chaldean Catholic Church. Gewargis d'Beth Abuna came
Eliya_Abuna
Federal region in Iraq
accusations were later confirmed when the KDP-controlled provincial council of Alqosh issued a statement warning residents that they would face consequences for
Kurdistan_Region
Massacre of Christians in 1832
region near the village of Alqosh for his newly founded Chaldean Antonian Order of St. Hormizd. Four years earlier Alqosh had lost 700 of its inhabitants
Massacre of Rabban Hormizd Monastery
Massacre_of_Rabban_Hormizd_Monastery
the Tribe of Asher land, described in the Book of Joshua. Allon Bachuth Alqosh, in the Nineveh Plains, mentioned in the Book of Nahum Ammon – Canaanite
List_of_biblical_places
Cheptian [Telkepe] and the dioceses of Charamleys [Karamlish] and Achusch [Alqosh]; the metropolis of Nassibin [Nisibis], and the dioceses of Macchazin, Tallescani
Dioceses of the Church of the East after 1552
Dioceses_of_the_Church_of_the_East_after_1552
Patriach of the Church of the East (1660 - 1700)
from 1660 to 1700, with his residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. He was a "vigorous defender of the traditional faith",
Eliya_IX
Ethno-religious group of Kurdistan
Muhammad Pasha's forces seized the village of Khatara and marched onwards to Alqosh, where they were confronted by a joint force of Yezidis and the Bahdinan
Yazidis
Assyrian militia in Iraq
militias fighting IS in Iraq hope for U.S. support". Associated Press. Alqosh. Retrieved 11 January 2025. Chick, Kristen (9 November 2015). "Why some
Nineveh_Plain_Forces
Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1878 to 1894
Propaganda in Rome and was ordained priest in 1865. On May 24, 1874, in Alqosh, he was ordained bishop of Gazireh by Patriarch Joseph Audo. He was appointed
Eliya_Abulyonan
City in Syria
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Hasakah
Eastern Catholic church
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Syriac_Catholic_Church
Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Iraq
Other archeparchies Ahvaz Basra Diyarbakır Arbil Mosul Eparchies Aleppo Alqosh Aqra (Akra) Beirut Cairo Mar Addai of Toronto Saint Peter the Apostle of
Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra
Chaldean_Catholic_Archeparchy_of_Basra
An Assyrian woman voting in Alqosh, in the Iraqi 2005 December elections.
Assyrian_politics_in_Iraq
Catholic Church. His body is buried in the Rabban Hormizd Monastery near Alqosh, modern Iraq, which now belongs to the Chaldean Catholic Church after Patriarch
Shemon_VII_Ishoyahb
Village in Iraq
Governorate in Iraq. The village is located ca. 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Alqosh and ca. 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains. It
Sreshka
Assyrian politician in Iraqi Kurdistan
directly from Ankawa, his mother's family come from the Assyrian town of Alqosh. He attended the University of Kurdistan Hewler, where he subsequently held
Ano_Abdoka
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɹ⟩ in IPA
[suɹtʃ] 'coffee' Assamese ৰঙা (rônga) [ɹɔŋa] 'red' Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Alqosh dialect ܪܒ [ɹɑbɑ] 'many' Corresponds to /ɾ/ in most other Assyrian dialects
Voiced_alveolar_approximant
Ancient writing system
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Syriac_alphabet
Branch of Eastern Christianity
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Syriac_Christianity
Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1553 to 1555
patriarchate, and the episcopal see was located in the ancient city of Alqosh. However, by the end of the 15th century, the Patriarch Shimun IV Basidi
Shimun_VIII_Yohannan_Sulaqa
Eastern Christian denomination
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Ancient_Church_of_the_East
City in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Monastery, the monastery of Notre-Dame des Semences, near the Assyrian town of Alqosh Bash Tapia Castle: A ruined castle rising high over the Tigris, which was
Mosul
Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1757 to 1796
Rome to establish contacts, and mainly with the ancient patriarchate of Alqosh, contended by two cousins, one of which, Yohannan VIII Eliya Hormizd, considered
Joseph_IV
Cultural traditions of contemporary Assyrians
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Assyrian_culture
Iraqi-born American prelate (1941–2025)
think that my forefathers didn't understand that living in Tel Keppe and Alqosh, they didn't know that they were Assyrians? Our forefathers understood.
Sarhad_Yawsip_Jammo
Mass violence against Christian communities in the Ottoman Empire
centralization. In 1832 forces of the Soran emir Mir Muhammad attacked Alqosh. Local Christians were killed and property plundered during the Massacre
Massacres of Christians in the Later Ottoman Empire
Massacres_of_Christians_in_the_Later_Ottoman_Empire
Dialect of Middle Aramaic
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Syriac_language
Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Iraq
anthropology at Babel College and a pastor and vicar general in the eparchy of Alqosh. As of 2012[update] the Papal Nuncio was Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt
Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
Chaldean_Catholic_Archeparchy_of_Mosul
Major Mesopotamian civilization
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Assyria
from 1722 to 1778, with his residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. His father, the priest Hoshaba, was the brother of the
Eliya_XI
Iraqi-Assyrian politician (1963–2024)
1963 – 16 December 2024) was an Iraqi Assyrian politician. Originally from Alqosh, he was the mayor of the town of Tel Keppe and was also the longest serving
Basim_Bello
Other archeparchies Ahvaz Basra Diyarbakır Arbil Mosul Eparchies Aleppo Alqosh Aqra (Akra) Beirut Cairo Mar Addai of Toronto Saint Peter the Apostle of
Ibrahim_Namo_Ibrahim
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Ancient_Mesopotamian_religion
Genocide of Assyrians (1914–1924)
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Sayfo
Set of visions of the end times composed in the Syriac language
of Hormizd London, British Library, Add. 25875 (=Wright 922), copied in Alqosh on 22 January 1709 by Homo bar Daniel Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library
Apocalypse_of_Pseudo-Ezra
Traditional ceremony during an Assyrian Christmas celebration in Alqosh, northern Iraq
Observance of Christmas by country
Observance_of_Christmas_by_country
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Assyrian independence movement
Assyrian_independence_movement
the metropolitan Mar Eskhaq Khnanisho and the bishops Mar Eliya Abuna of Alqosh, Mar Yosip Khnanisho of Shemsdin (the metropolitan's designated successor)
Shimun_XX_Paulos
Iraqi politician
Due to the presence of Daesh in Sinjar, the election was actually held in Alqosh in Nineveh Governorate. Once returning to Sinjar and unearthing the mass
Mahma_Xelil
Discography of Assyrian musician Linda George
"Atin Malka OAna Malikta" Fahed Isaac Ashoor Baba 3:58 7. "Doushi" Linda George, Emmanouel Solomon Ody Khoury 5:34 8. "Alqosh" Shamon Kena Ody Khoury 9:40
Linda_George_discography
Alqosh, located in the midst of a contemporary ethnically Assyrian community
Terms_for_Syriac_Christians
Modern Eastern Neo-Aramaic language
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Neo-Aramaic_dialect_of_Bohtan
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Music_of_Mesopotamia
Baghdad, formerly manuscript 169 in the Monastery of Our Lady of the Seeds, Alqosh. Copied in 1299, it contains a collection of documents compiled under Patriarch
Apology of Timothy the Patriarch before the Caliph Mahdi
Apology_of_Timothy_the_Patriarch_before_the_Caliph_Mahdi
Other archeparchies Ahvaz Basra Diyarbakır Arbil Mosul Eparchies Aleppo Alqosh Aqra (Akra) Beirut Cairo Mar Addai of Toronto Saint Peter the Apostle of
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Beirut
Chaldean_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Beirut
Village in Iraq
northern Iraq. The village is located ca. 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Alqosh and ca. 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains. It
Dughata
Town in Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Empire, which left hundreds dead and forced the rest to flee to Mosul and Alqosh. Most of its inhabitants returned to their village during the Mandate for
Faysh_Khabur
Assyrian historian
history of the Assyrians in northern Iraq. Hirmis Aboona was born in 1940 in Alqosh to Mushe Aboona and Meryam Asmar. After finishing his elementary school
Hirmis_Aboona
Ethnic Group in Iran
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Assyrians_in_Iran
Persian legal scholar and Christian theologian
made only after Ishoʿbokht was dead. It is preserved in the manuscript Alqosh Syr. 169, which also contains the Synodicon Orientale. There exists an Arabic
Ishoʿbokht
Iraqi diocese of the Chaldean Church
Stephen Yohannan Qaynaya (1886–9). Jeremy Timothy Maqdassi, who was born in Alqosh in 1847 and became a priest in 1879, was consecrated bishop of Zakho either
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Duhok
Chaldean_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Duhok
Patriarch of the Church of the East
East from 1617 to 1660, with residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. On several occasions (1619, 1629, 1638, 1653) he was approached
Eliya_VIII
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Assyrian_flag
Roman province located in modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon
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Roman_Syria
6th–7th century Syriac pseudepigrapha
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Cave_of_Treasures
Assyrian history (911–609 BCE)
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Neo-Assyrian_Empire
Syrian military and police organization
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Bethnahrain Women's Protection Forces
Bethnahrain_Women's_Protection_Forces
monk. He was the superior of the Monastery of Notre Dame des Semences near Alqosh from 1890 to 1917 and wrote numerous scholarly works in Arabic, Latin, and
Samuel_Giamil
Assyrian Church of the East Patriarch from 1780 to 1820
traditionalist Christians of the Church of the East, senior Eliya line in Alqosh and junior Shemon line in Qochanis. The last patriarch of the senior line
Shimun_XVI_Yohannan
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