Ishtar TV ( syr, ܥܫܬܪ, after the
Assyro-Babylonian goddess,
Ishtar) is an
Assyrian broadcasting channel which has its headquarters in
Ankawa
Ankawa ( ar, عنكاوا, Ankāwā; , syr, ܥܲܢܟܵܒ̣ܵܐ) is a suburb of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is located northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Assyrian people, Assyrians, most of whom a ...
,
Iraq. It was established by
Sarkis Aghajan
Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo ( syr, ܣܪܟܝܣ ܐܓܓܢ ܡܡܢܕܘ), (born 1962) is an Iraqi Assyrian politician who was appointed Minister for Finance and Economy in the cabinet of Iraqi Kurdistan on 7 May 2006.
Early life
Sarkis was born in Diyana, ...
and was led by
George Mansour, who was Ishtar TV's first General Manager, in 2005. The network broadcasts mostly in
Syriac, but
Arabic and
Kurdish are heard throughout the day as well.
Politically, the channel is affiliated with the
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council
The Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (CSAPC, syr, ܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ', ar, المجلس الشعبي الكلداني السرياني الآشوري '), popularly known as Motwa, is a political ...
.
See also
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ANB SAT
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Suroyo TV
Suroyo TV ( syr, ܦܪܣ ܚܙܘܐ ܣܘܪܝܐ) is an Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac satellite television channel. Suroyo TV broadcasts from their studios in Södertälje, Sweden.suroyotv.com/en/index.php/about-us.html Suroyo TV is a voice for the Assyria ...
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Suryoyo Sat
Suryoyo Sat ( syr, ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܣܬ) is an Aramaic language TV channel broadcasting from Södertälje, Sweden. The channel is broadcast to more than 80 countries.
Suryoyo Sat's programming is mainly conducted in Turoyo Neo-Aramaic and to a les ...
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Ashur TV Ashur, Assur, or Asur may refer to:
Places
* Assur, an Assyrian city and first capital of ancient Assyria
* Ashur, Iran, a village in Iran
* Asur, Thanjavur district, a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
* Assu ...
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KBSV
KBSV (channel 23) is a non-commercial independent television station licensed to Ceres, California, United States, broadcasting Assyrian programming to the southern portion of the Sacramento– Stockton–Modesto market. Owned by Bet-Nahrain, Inc ...
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Assyria TV
Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the As ...
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Aramaic-language television channels
Television stations in Iraq
Mass media in Ankawa
Television channels and stations established in 2005
2005 establishments in Iraq
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