Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "ʿAqra — ܥܩܪ " in last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/place/25 ʿAqra ܥܩܪ ܥܰܩܪ ܚܘܡܰܝܕܝܗ العقر عقر الحميدية ʿAqr ʿAqr al-Ḥumaydiyya ʿAqrā ʿEqrā العَقْر Aqra ‘Aqra Aqr ‘Aqr Aqr al-Ḥumaydiyya ‘Aqr al-Ḥumaydiyya Aqrā ‘Aqrā Eqrā ‘Eqrā A town east of the Tigris and north of the Great Zab in northern Iraq. ܩܶܠܥܳܐ ܕܰܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܘܨܠ. ܘܰܠܡܰܕܢܚܳܗ̇ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܬܪܶܝܢ ܝܰܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܡܶܬܝܰܕܥܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܥܰܩܪ ܚܘܡܰܝܕܝܗ. قلعة من جبال الموصل شرقيها مرحلة يومين عنها تعرف بعقر الحميدية. a citadel two days journey north of Mosul. It is known as ʿAqr al-Ḥumaydiyya. 36.741389 43.893333 Attestation of name العَقْر in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. Moosa's English translation of Barsoum's description says "north" when it should be "east." http://syriaca.org/place/25 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqrah The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 18, 70, 92, 226, 443 Map II C1, IV ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 559 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 517 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 551 David Wilmshurst The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318-1913 12, 126, 152, 155, 156, 157, 158-159, 161, 162, 166, 172 Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī IV:154 Sapsāpā district This place shares a name with one or more distinct places. This place shares a location with one or more distinct places that should not be confused with one another.