Aqrah
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Aqra ܥܩܪܵܐ |
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| Aqra Akrê |
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 Aqra
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| Coordinates: 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E / 36.74139°N 43.89333°ECoordinates: 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E / 36.74139°N 43.89333°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Region |
 Kurdistan
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| Autonomous region | Nineveh Governorate |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 23,088 |
| Time zone | +3 |
Aqrah (Kurdish Akrê, ئاکرێ; Syriac: ܥܩܪܵܐ ʻAqra, from the Syriac for "barren" in reference to the land) is a city and district officially locaed in Nineveh Governorate but claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The total area of the district is 6418 km².
The city's cathedral is the episcopal see of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aqra, an Eastern Catholic diocese, suffragan to the Chaldean Catholic Church.
The district of Aqrah was formed in 1877 by the Ottoman Empire and the city of Aqrah became the center of the district.
The population is mainly Kurds, but with an Assyrian minority.
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