Bartella
Town in Ninawa, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bartella (Syriac: ܒܪܛܠܐ;[1] Arabic: برطلّة) is a town that is located in the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq, about 21 kilometres (13 miles) east of Mosul.
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Bartella | |
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Coordinates: 36°21′8″N 43°22′47″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Ninawa |
Municipality | Al-Hamdaniya District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nisan Karromi |
Population | |
• Total | 15,000+ |
30,000 prior to ISIS invasion | |
Time zone | GMT +3 |
Website | http://baretly.net/index.php |
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Bartella was liberated from ISIL control on October 20, 2016 by Iraqi Special Operations Forces[2] along with the Nineveh Plain Protection Units and PMF Brigade 30, who both currently control and run the city's security.[3][4]
The town is populated by Assyrian Christians and Shabaks.[5] The town had an Assyrian majority prior to the Northern Iraq offensive of ISIL,[6] while the Shabak population has risen to at least 35% of the population[7][8] or a majority.[3]