Bartella

Bartella (Arabic: برطلّة) is a town in Northwestern Iraq, 21 km (13 mi) east of Mosul.

Understand

A historic Christian town, first mentioned in 1153 AD. Bartella is home to many Assyrian Christians and Shabaks, a group with a disputed ethnic origin but related to Kurds.

See

• 1 Church of Virgin Mary. This church was built in 1890 at the time of Qorlos Elias al-Mosuli. However, an inscription dating 16th century mentions the name of the Church of the Virgin which contradicts the date of 1890 and assumes that this church was standing at that time. The gate and part of the church were destroyed by ISIS sometime between August 2014 and October 2016. (updated Jan 2024)
• 2 St. George's Church. (updated Jan 2024)
• 3 St. Shmoni Church. (updated Jan 2024)