A Unique Assyrian Town in North Iraq

One thousand meters lengthy and 550 meters broad, and 1,200 meters above sea stage, Amedi city has been house to Muslims and Christians for hundreds of years. Situated on the summit of a small plateau, Amedi is house to six,000 who dwell in 1,200 homes.

Amedi city is well-known for its a number of ethnicities and religions, which have lengthy lived in peaceable coexistence.

“Amedi is a gem, a novel city, an instance of humanity,” Bakir Khalil, a historian, instructed Kurdistan 24. “It neither grows nor expands, and it has all the time been an instance of coexistence of the varied spiritual and ethnic backgrounds.”

The traditional city dates again to three,000 BC to the traditional Assyrians. It was additionally one of many key Kurdish kingdoms across the eleventh century.

“Should you take a look at its historical past, Amedi has all the time been a strategic place,” Khalil famous. “The authorities and empires all through historical past wished to seize it and rule as a result of it’s excessive and strategic.”

Situated 90 kilometers from Duhok province, Amedi is a touristic marvel within the Kurdistan Area, attracting hundreds of native and worldwide vacationers every year.

“Amedi has a lot to supply vacationers,” mentioned Rasti Sharaza, a neighborhood vacationer. “Apart from its nature, there are such a lot of spiritual, historic, and archaeological sights to go to.”

The city has these a number of locations to go to, together with Amedi Citadel, the traditional grand mosque, Badinan Gate, the traditional ruins of Khenis, and a number of other different historic websites.

“At any time when I’m going to Duhok, I go to Amedi as a result of it’s a must-see city,” Sardar Hakeem, a neighborhood vacationer, instructed Kurdistan 24. “Apart from its sights, I take pleasure in its tahini, as it’s the greatest in Kurdistan. I do not go house with out shopping for two or three kilos of tahini.”

Amedi has the oldest tahini manufacturing facility, which is 5 centuries previous. This small city has eight tahini factories altogether. A big a part of its inhabitants makes a dwelling producing the very best quality tahini within the Kurdistan Area.

“We’ve been producing tahini for the final 5 hundred years. It’s a household enterprise,” mentioned Mustafa Jamil, a tahini manufacturing facility proprietor. “My ancestors have began it, and now we’re offering tahini for Kurdistan and export.”