Akre
Akre or Aqrah (Kurdish: Akrê ,ئاکرێ)[1][2] (Syriac: Aqra' ܥܩܪ)[3] is a city in the Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.[4] Akre is known for its celebrations of Newroz.[5][6]
Akre | |
|---|---|
| ئاکرێ | |
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  Akre location of Akre  Akre Akre (Iraq) | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E | |
| Country |  |
| Autonomous region |  |
| Province | Dihok Province |
| District | Akre District |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hunar Ismail |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 68,100 |
| Time zone | +3 |
Etymology
The city's name may originate from the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic word meaning "root."[7] Other studies also speculate that the city's name may originate from the Zoroastrians designation "Iakr" meaning "fire", this theory is re reinforced by Akre's Nawroz traditions [8]
History
Much of the city's original population was likely Assyrian and Jewish, and most of the city's population belonged to the Church of the East until the start of the 19th century.[9]
'Aqr was the fief of the Kurdish Humaydi tribe since the 10th century, as such, Yaqut al-Hamawi, indicated that it was also known as ‘Aqr al-Ḥumaydiya. The 14th-century Shihab al-Umari, also noted the presence of the Yazidi Dasni tribe.[10]
Climate
| Climate data for Akre | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 161 (6.3) |
190 (7.5) |
163 (6.4) |
120 (4.7) |
36 (1.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
18 (0.7) |
92 (3.6) |
114 (4.5) |
895 (35.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data[11] | |||||||||||||
Notable natives
- Dr. Widad Akreyi, award-winning international humanitarian, medical expert, author
- Ambassador Tariq Aqrawi, Former Iraqi Ambassador to UN, OPEC, Austria
- Dr. Hameed Akrawi (Abdul-Hameed)
- Hiner Saleem, Kurdish film director
- Yitzhak Mordechai, former Israeli General[12]
- Hoshyar Zebari, former Iraqi Foreign minister[13]
Gallery
Newroz in Akre, 2017.
Aqrah in the early 20th century.
References
- %D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A6%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8E "Aqra Castle – کەلا ئاکرێ" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 18 December 2019. - "Akrê- Ji ber bordûmana Tirkiyê 12 gund vala bûne". p. ku. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- Thomas A. Carlson et al., “ʿAqra — ܥܩܪ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/place/25.
- Denis Natali (2010). The Kurdish Quasi-State: Development and Dependency in Post-Gulf War Iraq. p. 83.
- "Fire lights the way for Kurds in Akre 'Kurdistan's Newroz capital'". Rûdaw. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Kurdistan mountaineering festival returns to 'Newroz capital' Akre". Rûdaw. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Donabed, Sargon (2015-02-01). Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-8605-6.
- http://exploremesopotamia.com/akre
- Donabed, Sargon (2015-02-01). Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-8605-6.
- James, B. “Le « territoire tribal des Kurdes » et l’Aire Iraqienne (Xe-XIIIe Siècles): Esquisse des Recompositions Spatiales.” Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée 117-118 (2007).101-126.
- "Climate statistics for Aqrah". Climate Data. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- Ham, Anthony (2010-09-15). Middle East. ISBN 9781742203591.
- http://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2014/5/govt2295.htm