Tel Keppe
Tel Keppe
ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹܐ | |
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Chaldean Catholic Church in Tel Keppe | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′22″N 43°7′9″E / 36.48944°N 43.11917°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| District | Tel Kaif District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raad Naser |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 40,000 |
| Prior to ISIS, August 2014 | |
| Demonym | Assyrian:Tel-Kepnaya (m)/Tel-Kepnetha (f) Arabic:Tel-Kayfi (m)/Tel-Kayfiya (f) |
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Tel Keppe (Syriac: ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹܐ Tel Kepe, Arabic: تل كيف Tall Kayf, alternatively spelled Tel Kaif, Tilkepe, or Telkef) is a town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Mosul.
The people who descend from the village of Tel Keppe are ethnic Assyrians, who are indigenous to the village and the Nineveh Plains. The majority of Assyrians from the village adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church, and due to its influences, many Telkepnayeh hold a strong Chaldean identity.