Betanure

Bethanure, also known as Beth Tanura (Hebrew: בית תנורא‎)[1] is a village in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The village was populated by Jews until their migration to Israel.

History

The former Jewish population of Betanure claimed that their ancestors had lived in the village since the return from Babylon. In 1893, the village was attacked by Kurds and two people were killed. Only after reassurance from the Vali of Mosul did the villagers return to the village.[2]

Language

The local dialect, known as the Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Betanure, is among the rarest and most seriously endangered varieties of neo-Aramaic spoken at the present time.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. Laniado, Ezra (1981). יהודי מוצל מגלות שומרון עד מבצע עזרא ונחמיה (in Hebrew). מכון לחקר יהדות מוצל. p. 166.
  2. Mosul, Jewish Encyclopedia
  3. Mutzafi, Hezy (2008). "The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Betanure (Province of Dihok)" (PDF). Harrassowitz Verlag. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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