Bebadi

Bebadi (Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܒܥܕܝ), is an Assyrian Christian village located at the side of the Mateena Mountains overlooking Sapna Valley, in the Iraqi providence of Dohuk. The village is very close to the ancient rocky fortress of Amadia, which was built during the era of Assyrian Empire. The residents of Bebadey are followers of the Assyrian Church of the East. The residents of Bebadi think their village was built some 900 years ago at which time the village’s church of “Saint Shmony and her children” was first founded. Prior to 1961 civil war between Kurds and Iraqi government, there was nearly 80 families (500 people) living in Bebadeyy. The village had lots of plants and its residents were self-sufficient on their domestic animals and...