Arrapha

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Mesopotamia in 2nd millennium BC

Arrapha (Syriac: ܐܪܦܗܐ, Arabic: أررابخا ,عرفة‎) was an ancient Assyrian city^[1] that existed in what is today the city of Kirkuk, Iraq. The city was founded around 2000 BC and derived its name from the old Assyrian word Arabkha which was later changed to Arrapha. In 615 BC, seeing the Assyrians being occupied with the Babylonians, Cyaxares successfully invaded the city, making it one of the last strong holds of the Assyrian empire. ^[2]

In 1948, the name Arrapha became the name of the residential area within the city of Kirkuk which was built by the North Oil Company as a settlement for its workers. This area is presently inhabited mostly by Assyrians.

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