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]

Not to be confused with Acra, Accra, Akra, or Aqra.
For other uses, see Akre (disambiguation) and Acre (disambiguation).
Akre
ئاکرێ
Akre
location of Akre
Akre
Akre (Iraq)
Coordinates: 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region
ProvinceDihok Province
DistrictAkre District
Government
 • GovernorHunar Ismail
Population
 (2018)
 • Total68,100
Time zone+3

Etymology

The city's name may originate from the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic word meaning "root."[7]

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.[8]

'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.[9]

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[10]

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[11]
  • Hoshyar Zebari, former Iraqi Foreign minister[12]
  • Newroz in Akre, 2017.
  • Aqrah in the early 20th century.

References

  1. %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.
  2. "Akrê- Ji ber bordûmana Tirkiyê 12 gund vala bûne". p. ku. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. Thomas A. Carlson et al., “ʿAqra — ܥܩܪ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/place/25.
  4. Denis Natali (2010). The Kurdish Quasi-State: Development and Dependency in Post-Gulf War Iraq. p. 83.
  5. "Fire lights the way for Kurds in Akre 'Kurdistan's Newroz capital'". Rûdaw. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. "Kurdistan mountaineering festival returns to 'Newroz capital' Akre". Rûdaw. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "Climate statistics for Aqrah". Climate Data. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. Ham, Anthony (2010-09-15). Middle East. ISBN 9781742203591.
  12. http://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2014/5/govt2295.htm
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