Bartella

Bartella (Syriac:ܒܪܛܠܐ, Arabic,برطلّة) is an Assyrian town located in northern Iraq which is less than 21 kilometres (13 miles) east of Mosul. The name Bartella is of Syriac origin, but its meaning is not fully agreed on by the historians. While Joseph Ghanima and al-Jawaliqy believe its from Bart Tilla meaning Daughter of Dew, the priest Putros Saba al-Bartelly believes it comes from Beth Rattly meaning House of Weights. The town's residents all fled to Iraqi Kurdistan following the invasion of the town by ISIS on August 2014.