Amadiya, in Iraqi Kurdistan is according to the tradition a birthplace of the Three Wise Men, the Biblical Magi that made a pilgrimage to Bethlehem to bring presents to Jesus Christ on his birth.
Sources:
- Amadia and Akra. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved January 21, 2020 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01376a.htm
- Geoff Hann, Karen Dabrowska, Tina Townsend-Greaves, Iraq: The ancient sites and Iraqi Kurdistan, Bradt Travel Guides 2015, pp. 401-402