Bamarni (, , , ) is a village and sub-district in the

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. It is located in the

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in the district of

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. The village is located in a mountain gorge and has a strong

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presence.

History

Bamarni is first attested as an Assyrian

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village with the name Beṯ Mūrdānī in the 10th-century ''

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'' of Rabban

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whose inhabitants adhered to the

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. A

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also previously resided at Bamarni. In the early 20th century, Bamarni was the residence of the

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Bahā al-Dīn, whose house and '' takiyya'' was destroyed by the British in August 1919, but was later permitted to return. At this time, there were six or seven Jewish households. In December 2020, Miran Abdulrahman was appointed mayor of the sub-district, making her the first female mayor in the Dohuk Province.

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