Ain Sifni

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Ain Sifni
Kurdish: Şêxan‎
city
Ain Sifni is located in Iraq
Ain Sifni
Ain Sifni
Location in Iraq
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Country  Iraq
Autonomous region  Kurdistan
Governorate Dohuk Governorate
District Shekhan

Ain Sifni (Syriac: ܥܝܢ ܣܦܢܐ‎, Arabic: عين سفني‎‎, Kurdish: Şêxan‎, also called Shekhan) is an Assyrian village.[citation needed] It is also one of the primary holy towns of the Yazidis and the seat of the Shekhan District in the Dohuk Governorate province in Iraq.[1]

The town is mainly populated by Kurds and a small minority of Assyrians. The Kurdish dialect of Kurmanji, along with Arabic and Neo-Aramaic are spoken in the town.[2] Prior to the Kurdistan, the town was the second largest population center of the Yezidis.

History

Beginning on August 10, 2014, Yazidi refugees have been fleeing to the town and Lalish from Sinjar through Syria after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant placed that city under siege.[3][4][5]

Etymology

The name of the town comes from Aramaic, the language spoken by the native people of the town, the Assyrians. Its name comes from the words "aina," meaning "[water] spring," and "sapanna," meaning "sailor." The name of the town means "[water] spring of the sailor."

See also

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