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Kurdish irregulars under the leadership of Mahmud Agha Zebari, father of the
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had constructed 90 houses, a school, and hall, restored 25 houses and the churches, and developed the village's infrastructure. The village was populated by 320 Chaldean
Catholics in 2012, however, only 46 families reside at Araden as of 2013. It was reported that the vicinity of the village was
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missionaries. Therefore, in 1850, 50-75 Chaldean
Catholic families inhabited Araden, and were served by two functioning churches and one priest as part of the archdiocese of Amadiya. By 1913, the community had expanded to 650 Chaldean Catholics, with two priests, two schools, and one functioning
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Araden has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Summers are hot and dry while winters are cold and wet. The village is located at an altitude of 1169m with an average annual temperature of 13.4°C and an annual precipitation of 956mm.
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in 1991 spurred some of the village's former inhabitants to return, and a number of houses were rebuilt with the support of Hanna Kello, Chaldean
Catholic Archbishop of Amadiya, in 1992-1993. By 2004, Araden's population had grown to 35 families, and in early 2009, 234
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The Fate Of
Assyrian Villages Annexed To Today's Dohuk Governorate In Iraq And The Conditions In These Villages Following The Establishment Of The Iraqi State In 1921
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saint after he had discovered a relic of the saint's arm. The population of Araden were likely adherents of the
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The
Chaldean Catholic Church: A study in modern history, ecclesiology and church-state relations (2003–2013)
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689:(5.6)
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