Betanure
Bethanure, also known as Beth Tanura is a village in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The village was populated by Jews until their migration to Israel.History
The former Jewish population of Betanure claimed that their ancestors had lived in the village since the return from Babylon. In 1893, the village was attacked by Kurds and two people were killed. Only after reassurance from the Vali of Mosul did the villagers return to the village.Language
The local dialect, known as the Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Betanure, is among the rarest and most seriously endangered varieties of neo-Aramaic spoken at the present time.
