Jelek, Iraq

Jelek (Syriac: ܟ̰ܠܟ‎,[1] Kurdish: Çelkê‎)[2] is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located by the Little Khabur river in the district of Amadiya and the historical region of Barwari.

Jelek
Jelek
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 37.231111°N 43.1675°E / 37.231111; 43.1675
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictAmadiya District
Population
 (1957)
 • Total519[1]

In the village, there is a church of Mart Shmuni.[3]

History

Jelek was populated by 519 Assyrians in 1957, with over 400 families inhabiting 200 houses.[1] After the eruption of the First Iraqi–Kurdish War in 1961, the villagers were forced to flee and could not return until the war's conclusion in 1970.[1] However, Jelek was destroyed and its population forcibly evacuated to Bersevi, near the town of Zakho, by the Iraqi army in 1979.[1]

The construction of 62 houses, a church, hall, and school by the Supreme Committee of Christian Affairs in the 2000s heralded the return of the village's inhabitants by 2011.[1] Jelek is largely inhabited by Assyrians.[1]

References
  1. "Jelek (Lower and upper Jelek)". Ishtar TV. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Bernamê şilama.. Li dor rêwresmên şanedêra Gundê çelkê". WAARmedia Kurmancî. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Mar Shmune church – Jelek". Ishtar TV. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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