Kani Masi

Ain Nuni
ܥܝܢ ܢܘ݂ܢ̈ܐ
كاني ماسي
Ain Nuni
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 37°13′40″N 43°26′14″E / 37.22778°N 43.43722°E / 37.22778; 43.43722
Country  Iraq
Governorate Dahuk
District Amadiya
Sub-district Kani Masi
Elevation 1,250 m (4,100 ft)

Ain Nuni (Syriac: ܥܝܢ ܢܘ݂ܢ̈ܐ , Arabic: عين نوني) Or Kani Masi, (Arabic: كاني ماسي ) is a large Assyrian village in the Amadiya District of the Dahuk Governorate.

Geography

It lays 1250 meter above sea level and 4 km from the Turkish borders.

Demographics

The village is historically populated by the Assyrian Christians who adopted Christianity in the 1st century.

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