Dayrabun

Dayrabun ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ ديربون
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Dohuk
District	Zakho
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,241

Dayrabun (Syriac: ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ, Arabic: ديربون) is an Assyrian town in the Dohuk Governorate in Northern Iraq. The town lies just 7 km to the south west of the tripoint of Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Dayrabun is inhabited by Assyrians who mainly belong to Chaldean Catholic Church.

Etymology

The name of the town in Syriac means 'Monastery of the Priest" or literally; Monastery of our father. The name Dayr Abun is in the construct state.

See also

• Faysh Khabur