Amedi or Amadiye ( Kurdish : ئامێدی , romanized : Amêdî ; Arabic : العمادية ; Lishanid Noshan : עמידיא , romanized: ʿAmədya ) is a town in the Duhok Governorate of Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley. Amedi is known for its celebrations of Newroz .
21-562: According to ibn al-Athir , the Arabic name "ʿAmadiyya" is eponymous to Imad al-Din Zengi , who built a Citadel in 1142 on the site of an earlier fortification called āšib. Another theory is that the name is named after Imad al-Dawla , but this theory is less likely. According to Professor Jeffrey Szuchman, Amedi is of Hurrian or Urartian origin. From the Early Bronze Age until it came under
42-544: A 4,600 word Italian-Kurdish dictionary and grammar. The dictionary is a key work because it represents the first study of the Kurdish grammar and language; for this reason, Garzoni is often called the “father of Kurdology”. In 1907, the population numbered 6,000, of whom 2,500 were Kurds , 1,900 Jews and 1,600 Chaldean Catholic Assyrian people . Amedi has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification : Csa ) with hot summers and cool, wet winters. Being
63-490: A 4,600 word Italian-Kurdish dictionary and grammar. The dictionary is a key work because it represents the first study of the Kurdish grammar and language; for this reason, Garzoni is often called the “father of Kurdology”. In 1907, the population numbered 6,000, of whom 2,500 were Kurds , 1,900 Jews and 1,600 Chaldean Catholic Assyrian people . Amedi has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification : Csa ) with hot summers and cool, wet winters. Being
84-644: A revolt against the city but was defeated and killed in the process. The Spanish Jewish historian Solomon ibn Verga (1450–1525) portrayed the Jewish community of Amedi at the time of Alroy as wealthy and contented. Amedi was the seat of the semi-autonomous Bahdinan , which lasted from 1376 to 1843. There are ruins of the Qubahan School in Amedi which was founded during the region of Sultan Hussein Wali of Bahdinan(1534-1576) AD for
105-601: A scholarly life in Mosul , often visited Baghdad and for a time traveled with Saladin 's army in Syria . He later lived in Aleppo and Damascus . His chief work was a history of the world, al-Kamil fi at-Tarikh ( The Complete History ). Ibn al-Athir died in 1232/1233, and was buried in a cemetery in Mosul, at the district of Bab Sinjar. His tomb was built in the 20th century and was located in
126-412: Is known for its celebrations of Newroz . According to ibn al-Athir , the Arabic name "ʿAmadiyya" is eponymous to Imad al-Din Zengi , who built a Citadel in 1142 on the site of an earlier fortification called āšib. Another theory is that the name is named after Imad al-Dawla , but this theory is less likely. According to Professor Jeffrey Szuchman, Amedi is of Hurrian or Urartian origin. From
147-697: The 11th century BC after he fought a vicious campaign against the Mittani Empire. After the fall of the Assyrian Empire, the Amedi region came under the rule of the Medes . When Xenophon passed through the region in the 4th century BC , he referred to its inhabitants as the Medes and identified the sparsely inhabited area as “ruined Median cities“. Later Amedi area was incorporated into the Achaemenid Empire under
168-459: The Abbasid Revolution in the seventh century, it was ruled by an amir from the royal Abbasid dynasty , reputed to be one of the richest families in the region. Amedi was the birthplace of the messiah claimant David Alroy ( fl. 1160). In 1163, according to Joseph ha-Kohen 's Emeq ha-Baka , the Jewish population numbered about a thousand families and traded in gall-nuts . Alroy led
189-543: The Early Bronze Age until it came under the control of the Mitanni in the 16th century BC , Amedi region was part of Kurda , one of the small kingdoms constituting Subartu , a region constituting a number of small kingdoms of Hurrian and Semitic origin. During the rule of the Mittani, the inhabitants of this region were known as Subartu. After the fall of the Mittani, Amedi was conquered into Assyria by Ashurnasirpal I of
210-474: The Middle Assyrian Empire in the 11th century BC after he fought a vicious campaign against the Mittani Empire. After the fall of the Assyrian Empire, the Amedi region came under the rule of the Medes . When Xenophon passed through the region in the 4th century BC , he referred to its inhabitants as the Medes and identified the sparsely inhabited area as “ruined Median cities“. Later Amedi area
231-427: The control of the Mitanni in the 16th century BC , Amedi region was part of Kurda , one of the small kingdoms constituting Subartu , a region constituting a number of small kingdoms of Hurrian and Semitic origin. During the rule of the Mittani, the inhabitants of this region were known as Subartu. After the fall of the Mittani, Amedi was conquered into Assyria by Ashurnasirpal I of the Middle Assyrian Empire in
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#1732883573065252-480: The middle of a road, after the cemetery was cleared for modernization. It became a site of an erroneous legend, which identified it as a tomb of a female mystic. However, the government later installed a marble stele to indicate that it was Ibn al-Athir's tomb. His tomb was also regarded in local Yazidi folklore as being the grave of a girl who married the Emir of Mosul but died of poisoning. The tomb of Ibn al-Athir
273-545: The most northerly city in Iraq, it is the mildest major city in the country. Snow falls occasionally in the winter. [REDACTED] Amedi travel guide from Wikivoyage Ibn al-Athir Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ash-Shaybānī , better known as ʿAlī ʿIzz ad- Dīn Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī ( Arabic : علي عز الدین بن الاثیر الجزري ; 1160–1233) was a Hadith expert, historian , and biographer who wrote in Arabic and
294-710: The name of Media Magna. Under the rule of the Parthian Empire Amedi region was part of the Barchan (Barzan) district. eventually it became an integral part of Sasanian Empire in the district of Adiabene in Asuristan until it was conquered by the Muslims in 640s, after they defeated the Kurds in Tikrit, Mosul and Saharzor. Then, for several centuries, after the Abbasid Revolution in
315-400: The seventh century, it was ruled by an amir from the royal Abbasid dynasty , reputed to be one of the richest families in the region. Amedi was the birthplace of the messiah claimant David Alroy ( fl. 1160). In 1163, according to Joseph ha-Kohen 's Emeq ha-Baka , the Jewish population numbered about a thousand families and traded in gall-nuts . Alroy led a revolt against the city but
336-579: The study of Islamic Sciences. There are also ruins of a synagogue and a tomb attributed to Ezekiel a church in the small town. One of the icons of the city is the Great Mosque of Amedi , which dates back to the 12th century and the oldest and largest in the region. In 1760, the Dominican ; Leopoldo Soldini founded a mission for Kurdistan in Amedi, with his colleague Maurizio Garzoni. Garzoni lived there for fourteen years and composed
357-464: The study of Islamic Sciences. There are also ruins of a synagogue and a tomb attributed to Ezekiel a church in the small town. One of the icons of the city is the Great Mosque of Amedi , which dates back to the 12th century and the oldest and largest in the region. In 1760, the Dominican Leopoldo Soldini founded a mission for Kurdistan in Amedi, with his colleague Maurizio Garzoni. Garzoni lived there for fourteen years and composed
378-632: Was bulldozed by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in June 2014. Amedi#Q460736 Amedi or Amadiye ( Kurdish : ئامێدی , romanized : Amêdî ; Arabic : العمادية ; Lishanid Noshan : עמידיא , romanized: ʿAmədya ) is a town in the Duhok Governorate of Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley. Amedi
399-411: Was defeated and killed in the process. The Spanish Jewish historian Solomon ibn Verga (1450–1525) portrayed the Jewish community of Amedi at the time of Alroy as wealthy and contented. Amedi was the seat of the semi-autonomous Bahdinan , which lasted from 1376 to 1843. There are ruins of the Qubahan School in Amedi which was founded during the region of Sultan Hussein Wali of Bahdinan(1534-1576) AD for
420-568: Was from the Ibn Athir family. At the age of twenty-one he settled with his father in Mosul to continue his studies, where he devoted himself to the study of history and Islamic tradition. Ibn al-Athir belonged to the Shayban lineage of the large and influential Arab tribe Banu Bakr , who lived across upper Mesopotamia , and gave their name to the city of Diyar Bakr . He was the brother of Majd ad-Dīn and Diyā' ad-Dīn Ibn Athir. Al-Athir lived
441-425: Was incorporated into the Achaemenid Empire under the name of Media Magna. Under the rule of the Parthian Empire Amedi region was part of the Barchan (Barzan) district. eventually it became an integral part of Sasanian Empire in the district of Adiabene in Asuristan until it was conquered by the Muslims in 640s, after they defeated the Kurds in Tikrit, Mosul and Saharzor. Then, for several centuries, after
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