Karamlesh (Syriac: ܟܪܡܠܫ,[1][2]Arabic: كرمليس; also spelled Karemlash, Karemles, Karemlish, etc.) is an Assyrian town in northern Iraq located less than 18 miles (29 km) south east of Mosul.
It is surrounded by many hills that along with it made up the historical Assyrian city of Kar-Mullissi (written URU.kar-dNIN.LÍL[3]), which means "the city of Mullissu" in Akkadian. Residents of the town fled to Kurdistan Region following the invasion of the town by ISIS in August 2014. The town was liberated by Iraqi Security Forces from ISIS rule on October 24, 2016, as part of the larger Battle of Mosul.
Karemlash was the seat of the Nestorian patriarch Denha II (1336/7–1381/2) for at least part of his reign. The continuator of the Ecclesiastical History of Bar Hebraeus mentions several contacts between Denha II and the Jacobite church in Karamlish between 1358 and 1364. At this period Karemlash had Jacobite and Armenian communities alongside its Nestorian majority, and its village chiefs styled themselves 'emirs'. The prosperity enjoyed by the village during the reign of Denha II presumably came to an end when the patriarchate was relocated to Mosul at an unknown date in the fourteenth or fifteenth century.[4]
Karemlash was relatively calm following the US-led Iraq War. In late 2003, the town came briefly under the control of the 101st Airborne Division (377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion).[5]
The town showed strong support towards the Assyrian Democratic Movement during the parliamentary and local elections in 2005, 2007 and 2010.[6] The town also received thousands of Assyrian and other Christian refugees from other parts of the country after waves of violence against them. In response to the influx of refugees, Sarkis Aghajan and the Supreme Committee of Christian Affairs built and renovated new homes, churches, cemeteries, infrastructure and a complex for Armenian Refugees, among other improvements.[7]
On August 6, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria took over the town, causing all of its inhabitants to flee to Erbil. During their occupation of the city, they burned an 80-year-old Assyrian woman to death for "failing to comply with the strict laws of the Islamic State"[8] and destroyed a large portion of the historic Mar Behnam Monastery.[9]
On October 24, 2016, the city was liberated by the Iraqi Army, which on the same day, returned crosses to the domes of some of the main churches.[10] Sarkis Aghajan
Originally based on an article by Habib Hannona and Fred Aprim on karemlash.com, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, used with permission.
^Borghero, Roberta. "Some Features of the Verbal System of the Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Karamlesh". Neo-Aramaic Dialect Studies. Gorgias Press. pp. 75–90. ISBN978-1-4632-1161-5.
^"Bahra no 192 Sun. 3 Oct. 2010" (PDF). zowaa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^. oracc.museum.upenn.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20.
^BasNews Islamic State Militants Burn Christian Woman in Nineveh Village 2015-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
^"Isis 'blows up famed 4th-century Mar Behnam Catholic monastery' in Iraq". 19 March 2015.
^"بسام النصرالله on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
^Contested Control: The Future of Security in Iraq's Nineveh Plain
February 02, 2023
karamlesh, syriac, ܟܪܡܠܫ, arabic, كرمليس, also, spelled, karemlash, karemles, karemlish, assyrian, town, northern, iraq, located, less, than, miles, south, east, mosul, ܟܪܡܠܫshrine, mart, barbara, coordinates, 30361, 41278, 30361, 41278, coordinates, 30361, 41. Karamlesh Syriac ܟܪܡܠܫ 1 2 Arabic كرمليس also spelled Karemlash Karemles Karemlish etc is an Assyrian town in northern Iraq located less than 18 miles 29 km south east of Mosul Karamlesh ܟܪܡܠܫShrine of Mart Barbara in Karamlesh KaramleshCoordinates 36 18 13 N 43 24 46 E 36 30361 N 43 41278 E 36 30361 43 41278 Coordinates 36 18 13 N 43 24 46 E 36 30361 N 43 41278 E 36 30361 43 41278CountryIraqGovernorateNinevehDistrictAl Hamdaniya DistrictPopulation 2018 Total1 000 3 000 prior to ISIS invasionTime zoneGMT 3It is surrounded by many hills that along with it made up the historical Assyrian city of Kar Mullissi written URU kar dNIN LIL 3 which means the city of Mullissu in Akkadian Residents of the town fled to Kurdistan Region following the invasion of the town by ISIS in August 2014 The town was liberated by Iraqi Security Forces from ISIS rule on October 24 2016 as part of the larger Battle of Mosul Contents 1 History 1 1 Patriarchal seat of the Church of the East 1 2 After Iraq War 2 Security 3 See also 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesHistory EditPatriarchal seat of the Church of the East Edit Karemlash was the seat of the Nestorian patriarch Denha II 1336 7 1381 2 for at least part of his reign The continuator of the Ecclesiastical History of Bar Hebraeus mentions several contacts between Denha II and the Jacobite church in Karamlish between 1358 and 1364 At this period Karemlash had Jacobite and Armenian communities alongside its Nestorian majority and its village chiefs styled themselves emirs The prosperity enjoyed by the village during the reign of Denha II presumably came to an end when the patriarchate was relocated to Mosul at an unknown date in the fourteenth or fifteenth century 4 After Iraq War Edit Chaldean Catholic Church in Karamlesh Shrine of Mart Barbara in Karamlesh Karemlash was relatively calm following the US led Iraq War In late 2003 the town came briefly under the control of the 101st Airborne Division 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 5 The town showed strong support towards the Assyrian Democratic Movement during the parliamentary and local elections in 2005 2007 and 2010 6 The town also received thousands of Assyrian and other Christian refugees from other parts of the country after waves of violence against them In response to the influx of refugees Sarkis Aghajan and the Supreme Committee of Christian Affairs built and renovated new homes churches cemeteries infrastructure and a complex for Armenian Refugees among other improvements 7 On August 6 2014 the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria took over the town causing all of its inhabitants to flee to Erbil During their occupation of the city they burned an 80 year old Assyrian woman to death for failing to comply with the strict laws of the Islamic State 8 and destroyed a large portion of the historic Mar Behnam Monastery 9 On October 24 2016 the city was liberated by the Iraqi Army which on the same day returned crosses to the domes of some of the main churches 10 Sarkis AghajanSecurity EditThe Nineveh Plain Protection Units currently run the security in the Town 11 See also EditList of Assyrian settlements Assyrian homeland Assyrians in Iraq Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq Bartella BakhdidaGallery Edit References EditOriginally based on an article by Habib Hannona and Fred Aprim on karemlash com licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License used with permission Borghero Roberta Some Features of the Verbal System of the Neo Aramaic Dialect of Karamlesh Neo Aramaic Dialect Studies Gorgias Press pp 75 90 ISBN 978 1 4632 1161 5 Bahra no 192 Sun 3 Oct 2010 PDF zowaa co uk Retrieved 16 July 2020 rinap rinap3 qpn x places Kar Mullissi 1 oracc museum upenn edu Archived from the original on 2016 10 20 Wilmshurst EOCE 218 19 U S Soldiers Adopt Assyrian Village with Educational Results www Gulf1 com 28 December 2003 Spc Joshua Hutcheson نتائج الانتخابات في سهل نينوى Zahrira net Karamles BasNews Islamic State Militants Burn Christian Woman in Nineveh Village Archived 2015 05 27 at the Wayback Machine Isis blows up famed 4th century Mar Behnam Catholic monastery in Iraq 19 March 2015 بسام النصرالله on Twitter Twitter Retrieved 2016 10 24 Contested Control The Future of Security in Iraq s Nineveh Plain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karamlesh amp oldid 1136699417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
