Azad Hye
November 10, 2006

Reported by Ara Ashjian

A decision was made to construct an Apostolic Armenian Church in the city of
Dahuk in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

During his recent parochial visit to Kerkuk, Zakho, Dahuk and other
locations, Archbishop Avak Asadourian, Primate of the Diocese of Iraq,
inspected the plot granted to the Armenian community by the Government of
Iraqi Kurdistan, on which the church would be constructed. The dedication of
the 16 foundations of the church is expected to take place during the
Archbishop’s next visit to Dahuk.

It is worth mentioning that there are recently four Armenian Apostolic
(Orthodox) churches in Baghdad; one church in each of Kerkuk, Zakho and
Basrah; a church in the village of Avzrouk in the Governorate of Dahuk and
two churches in Mosul (one of which was a target of terrorist act in 2004
and is now almost ready to serve the believers, following a renovation
project funded by the Iraqi Government).

On the other hand, construction work is going ahead for a multi-apartment
project in the Riyadh suburb (Camp Sarah Khatoun) in Baghdad. The building
site, the construction of which is supervised by the Armenian Apostolic
Prelacy, consists of two stories with a total of 18 residential apartments
and 6 commercial shops. The generated income will be used for the
restoration and maintenance service of the complex. Each apartment will host
one or two members of the community.

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