Beban
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Beban
Bêban بيبان | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region (de facto) |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate (de jure) Dohuk Governorate (de facto) |
| District | Tel Kaif District |
Beban (Arabic: بيبان, Kurdish: بێبان, romanized: Bêban)[1][2] is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[3][4] Beban has exclusively Yazidi population.[4]
Etymology
The name Beban is derived from the Assyrian "Beth-Bane".[4]
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