Ba'adra
| Ba'adra Baadre | |
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  Ba'adra Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′05″N 43°15′15″E / 36.71806°N 43.25417°ECoordinates: 36°43′05″N 43°15′15″E / 36.71806°N 43.25417°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa Governorate |
| District | Shekhan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shamal M. Adeeb[1] |
Ba'adra, also rendered Baadre, Badra and Bathra, (Arabic: باعدرة/باعذرة, Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܕܪܐ), is an historically Yazidi town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Ba'adra's residents are mostly Yazidis with a small Assyrian minority and is considered the political capital of the Yazidis[1] as it has been the base of the ethnic-religious group's leader, the Mir.[2]
The town and the surrounding villages were demolished and later recolonized by Arabs during the late 1960s. Most of Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after 2003.
The town and the 10 nearby villages took in 2,028 additional displaced families totaling 16,115 people due to the Yazidi fleeing the Sinjar massacre.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Melchior, Jillian Kay (September 19, 2014). "Escape from Mount Sinjar". National Review. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ Allison, Christine (2004-02-20). "Yazidis i: General". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
There are probably some 200,000–300,000 Yazidis worldwide.
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