Amedi

Also known as Amadiya

Amedi or Amadiye (; ; ) is a town in the Duhok Governorate of Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Amedi
Settlement.native_name: ئامێدی
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: 173606 The picturesque village of Amedye, Iraq in 2009.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bird's eye view of Amêdî
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iraq#Iraqi Kurdistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Duhok
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Amedi
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Subdistrict
Settlement.government_type: Mayor
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: Before 3000 B.C.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 11000
Elevation: 1200
Image: Sheladize bridge.jpg

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Commons category: Amadiya
inception: 3000-00-00
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Amedi or Amadiye (; ; ) is a town in the Duhok Governorate of Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley.

== Etymology == According to ibn al-Athir, the Arabic name "ʿAmadiyya" is eponymous to Imad al-Din Zengi, who built a Citadel in 1142 on the site of an earlier fortification called āšib. Another theory is that the name derives from Imad al-Dawla, but this theory is less likely.