The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of
Assyrians from Southeastern
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
who left their indigenous tribal districts in
Hakkari (or the historical
Hakkari region),
Sirnak and
Mardin province
Mardin Province ( tr, Mardin ili; ku, Parêzgeha Mêrdînê; ar, محافظة ماردين) is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017, slightly down from the population of 835,173 in 2000. Kurds form the majority of the popu ...
due to torment, violence and displacement by
Ottomans and
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...
in the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Many Assyrians from
Urmia
Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an al ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
were also affected and as such have emigrated and settled in other towns. Resettling again occurred during the
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre, also known as the Assyrian affair, was committed by the Kingdom of Iraq, led by Bakr Sidqi, during a campaign systematically targeting the Assyrians in and around Simele in August 1933. An estimated 600 to 6,000 Assyrians ...
in northern
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, perpetrated by the
Iraqi military coup in the 1930s, with many fleeing to northeastern
Syria.
Most modern resettlement is located in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
,
Syria and
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
in the cities of
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...
,
Habbaniyah
Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya ( ar, ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّة, ''al-Ḥabbānīyah'') is a city 85 km (53 mi) west of Baghdad in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq. A military airfield, RAF Habbaniya, was the site of a battle in 1941, during Wor ...
,
Kirkuk,
Duhok,
Al-Hasakah,
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
and
Damascus. Few Assyrian settlements exist in Turkey today and also in the
Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...
. The exodus to the cities or towns of these aforementioned countries occurred between late 1910s and 1930s. After the
Iraq War
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in 2003, a number of Assyrians in Baghdad relocated to the
Assyrian homeland
The Assyrian homeland, Assyria ( syc, ܐܬܘܪ, Āṯūr or syc, ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, Bêth Nahrin) refers to the homeland of the Assyrian people within which Assyrian civilisation developed, located in their indigenous Upper Mesopotamia. T ...
in northern Iraq. Many others have immigrated to
North America,
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
and
Australia, especially in the late 20th century and 21st century. Currently, there are a number of settlements on this list that have been abandoned due to persecution, conflict, and other causes.
Iraq
Baghdad Province
Dohuk Province
Erbil Province
Erbil Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای ھەولێر ,Parêzgeha Hewlêr, ar, محافظة أربيل, Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl), sometimes referred to by the alternative spelling Arbil Governorate, is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate of Iraq in ...
Kirkuk Governorate
Kirkuk Governorate ( ar, محافظة كركوك, Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk, ku, پارێزگای کەرکووک, Parêzgeha Kerkûkê/Parêzgayi Kerkûk, tr, Kerkük ili) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an ...
Nineveh Province
Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ckb, پارێزگای نەینەوا, Parêzgeha Neynewa), also known as Ninawa Governorate, is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an ...
Abandoned villages
Iran
West Azerbaijan Province
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Akhtekhaneh
*
Anhar
*
Armod Agaj
*
Ada
Ada may refer to:
Places
Africa
* Ada Foah, a town in Ghana
* Ada (Ghana parliament constituency)
* Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria
Asia
* Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, ...
*
Ardishai
*
Balanej (Balanush)
*
Balowlan
*
Chamakieh
* Charbash
* Digala
*
Dizataka
*
Gavilan
*
Geogtapa populated
*
Golpashan populated
* Iryawa
*
Khanishan
*
Khosrava
*
Lolham (Lulpa)
* Mar Nukha
* Mar Sargis
*
Margawar
*
Mawana
Mawana is a city in Meerut district in the Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is 26 km from the district headquarters Meerut. Its name comes from the word "Muhana" which means gateway. It is supposed to be the Muhana of Hastinapur kingdom ...
ܡܥܘܢܐ
* Mushawa
*
Qarajalu
*
Saatlou
*
Salmas
Salmas ( fa, سلماس; ; ; ; syr, ܣܵܠܵܡܵܣ, Salamas) is the capital of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. It is located northwest of Lake Urmia, near Turkey. According to the 2019 census, the city's population is 127,86 ...
*
Sangar
*
Jamlava (Jamal Abad)
*
Sarna
Sarna may refer to:
;People
* Sarna (Polish surname)
* Sarna (Punjabi surname)
* Sarna (clan), a Punjabi clan of India
;Places
* Sarna, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in northern Poland
*Sarna sthal, a place of worship in India
*Särna, ...
*
Shirabad
*
Sir
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*
Sawraa
*
Yengija
*
Zoomalan ܙܘܡܠܢ
;
Urmia County
Urmia County ( fa, شهرستان ارومیه) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq a ...
*
Margawar
**
Razhani
**
Nergi
**
Gerdiki
**
Diza
**
Gullistan
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Salamas
**
Chara
**
Zewajik
**
Ulah
**
Guliser
**
Khanaga
**
Patamur
**
Sawra
**
Delemon
**
Mahlam
**
Sarna
Sarna may refer to:
;People
* Sarna (Polish surname)
* Sarna (Punjabi surname)
* Sarna (clan), a Punjabi clan of India
;Places
* Sarna, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in northern Poland
*Sarna sthal, a place of worship in India
*Särna, ...
*
Tergawar
Targavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان ترگور, syr, ܬܪܓܘܪ, Targawar) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,893, in 1,344 famili ...
**
Anbi
**
Balulan
**
Darband
**
Dastalan
**
Haki
Haki, Hake ( Old Norse: ) or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in the 12th century '' Gesta Danorum'', and in 13th-century sources including '' Ynglinga saga'', ''Nafnaþulur' ...
**
Qurana
**Mar Behisho (Iran-Turkey border)
**
Mavana
**
Salona
Salona ( grc, Σάλωνα) was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Salona is located in the modern town of Solin, next to Split, in Croatia.
Salona was founded in the 3rd century BC and was mostly destroyed in ...
**
Shibani
**
Tuleki
**
Tulu
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Sumay-ye Beradust District
Sumay-ye Beradust District ( fa, بخش صومای برادوست; also Romanized as Sumay Baradust and Somay Baradoost; in Kurdish: Somay Brados) is a district (bakhsh) in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is west of Lake Urmia, b ...
**
Urmia
Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an al ...
**
Mawana
Mawana is a city in Meerut district in the Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is 26 km from the district headquarters Meerut. Its name comes from the word "Muhana" which means gateway. It is supposed to be the Muhana of Hastinapur kingdom ...
**Mushabad
**Charbash
**
Borashan
**
Anhar
**
Gulpashan
**
Gug Tappeh
**
Darbarut
**Mar Sargis
**
Seiri
**
Shirabad
**Kirakiz
**
Chamaki
**Kuchiye
**Nazi
**Kosi
**
Gangachin
**
Sopurghan
Iranian Kurdistan
Iranian Kurdistan or Eastern Kurdistan ( ku, ڕۆژھەڵاتی کوردستان, translit=Rojhilatê Kurdistanê) is an unofficial name for the parts of northwestern Iran with either a majority or sizable population of Kurds. Geographically, it ...
*
Sanandaj
Tehran Province
*
Gisha
Guisha (Persian language: گیشا, also called Kuy-e Nasr کوی نصر), originally Kisha (from the names of its two founders, Keynejad and Shapourian), is a neighbourhood in Tehran, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of ...
Syria
![Humus Valiliği](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Humus_Valili%C4%9Fi.PNG)
Assyrians immigrated to Syria during the 1930s and 1940s, from northern
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, after they were slaughtered and displaced during the
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre, also known as the Assyrian affair, was committed by the Kingdom of Iraq, led by Bakr Sidqi, during a campaign systematically targeting the Assyrians in and around Simele in August 1933. An estimated 600 to 6,000 Assyrians ...
perpetrated by the armed forces of the
Kingdom of Iraq. Many
Assyrians in Syria did not have
Syrian citizenship and title to their land until late 1940s. The Assyrians who settled in the
Khabour River Valley organized their villages according to their own tribal structure, with each village belonging to a single tribe. As such, each village effectively has two names, the official Arabic name and the unofficial Assyrian name, with the latter being the name of the tribe that built the town.
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Hasakah Governorate ( ar, محافظة الحسكة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, ku, Parêzgeha Hesekê}, syc, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as syc, ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates (pro ...
Villages in the Khabour River Valley
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Abu Tinah (Jilu)
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al-Kharitah (Tkhuma)
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Qaber Shamiyah (Diz)
* Tell Ahmar (Upper Tyari)
*
Tell Arboush (Tkhuma)
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Tell Balouaah (Diz)
*
Tell Baz
Tell Baz ( ar, تل باز), also known as Baz (), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer.
The village is inhabited by Assyrians belonging to the A ...
(Baz)
*
Tell Bureij (Tkhuma)
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Tell Damshij (Qodchanis)
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Tell Fuweidat (Nochiya)
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Tell Goran (Jilu)
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Tell Hefyan (Qodchanis)
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Tell Hermez (Tkhuma)
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Tell Jedaya (Gawar)
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Tell Jazira (Eiel)
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Tell Jemaah (Halmoun)
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Tell Kifji (Liwan)
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Tell Makhadah (Tkhuma)
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Tell Maghas (Gawar)
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Tell Massas (Barwar)
* Tell Najma (Sara)
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Tell Nasri
Tell Nasri ( ar, تل نصري), also known as Walto ), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer.
The village is inhabited by Assyrians in Syria, Assy ...
(Upper Tyari)
* Tell Ruman Foqani (Baz)
*
Tell Ruman Tahtani (Tkhuma)
*
Tell Sakra
Tell Sakra ( ar, تل سكرة), also known as Gundikta (), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer.
The village is inhabited by Assyrians belongi ...
(Tkhuma)
*
Tell Shamah (Tkhuma)
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Tell Shamiram (Marbisho)
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Tell Tal (Tkhuma)
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Tell Talaah (Sara)
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Tell Tamer
Tell Tamer ( ar, تَلّ تَمْر, Tall Tamr, ku, گرێ خورما, Girê Xurma or Til Temir, syr, ܬܠ ܬܡܪ) also known as Tal Tamr or Tal Tamir, is a town in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It is the administrative c ...
(Upper Tyari)
*
Tell Tawil (Upper Tyari)
* Tell Wardiat (Tkhuma)
*
Umm al-Keif (Timar)
*
Umm Ghargan
Umm Ghargan ( ar, أم غركان), also known as Tkhuma (), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer.
The village is inhabited by Assyrians belonging ...
(Tkhuma)
* Umm Waghfa (Upper Tyari)
Cities and towns with Syriac-Assyrian population
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Al-Darbasiyah
Al-Dirbasiyah ( ar, ٱلدَّرْبَاسِيَّة, ad-Dirbāsīyah, ku, دربێسی, Dirbêsiyê) is a Syrian town on the Syria–Turkey border opposite the Turkish town of Şenyurt. Administratively it is part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate ...
*
Al-Hasakah
*
Al-Malikiyah
Al-Malikiyah ( ar, ٱلْمَالِكِيَّة, al-Mālikīyah; ku, دێرکا حەمکۆ, translit=Dêrika Hemko; ) also known as Derik, is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. ...
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Al-Qahtaniyah
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Amuda
Amuda ( ar, عَامُودَا, ʿĀmūdā, ku, ئاموودێ, Amûdê) is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria close to the Syria–Turkey border. As a result of the ongoing civil war, Amuda is currently under the civil co ...
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Qamishli
Qamishli ( ar, ٱلْقَامِشْلِي, Al-Qāmišlī, ku, قامشلۆ, Qamişlo, syc, ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ, Bēṯ Zālīn, lit=House of Reeds or syr, ܩܡܫܠܐ, translit=Qamishlo)
*
Ras al-Ayn
Ras al-Ayn ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْعَيْن, Raʾs al-ʿAyn, ku, سەرێ کانیێ, Serê Kaniyê, syc, ܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ, Rēš Aynā), also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the Syria–Turkey ...
Villages
* Berabeytê/Berebeyt (ܒܰܪ ܒܝܬܐܰ ,بره بيت)
* Ghardugah
*
Khanik
* Kirku Shamu
* Mahriqan
* Qir Sharan
* Safiyah
* Tal Aluw
* Tall Jana
*
Tell Halaf
Tell Halaf ( ar, تل حلف) is an archaeological site in the Al Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, a few kilometers from the city of Ra's al-'Ayn near the Turkish border. The site, which dates to the 6th millennium BCE, was the firs ...
* Tirbekay
Damascus Governorate
Note: Maaloula and neighboring Muslim-majority villages Jubb'adin and Al-Sarkha are the only villages left where a majority of the population speak the
Western Aramaic
The Western Aramaic languages represent a specific group of Aramaic languages once spoken widely throughout the ancient Levant, from ancient Nabatea and Judea, across Palestine and Samaria, further to Palmyra and Phoenicia, and into Syria prope ...
dialects
*
Damascus
*
Saidnaya
Saidnaya (also transliterated Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, from the syr, ܣܝܕܢܝܐ, ar, صيدنايا, Ṣaydnāyā) is a city located in the mountains, above sea level, north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It is the home of a Greek ...
*
Maaloula
Maaloula or Maʿlūlā ( arc, ܡܥܠܘܠܐ in Eastern Aramaic Syriac script, ' in Western Aramaic Maalouli script; ar, مَعلُولَا) is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Dam ...
*
Al-Sarkha
*
Jubb'adin
Jubb'adin or Ġuppaҁōḏ ( ar, جبعدين, arc, ܓܦܥܘܕ - ) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Saidnaya ...
Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...
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Fairouzeh
Fairouzeh ( ar, فيروزة, Fayrūzah) is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of Homs in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, Fairouzeh, like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. In 2004, it had a population of 6,45 ...
*
Zaidal
Zaidal ( ar, زيدل, also spelled Zaydal) is a town in the Homs Governorate of central Syria, just east of Homs, forming a part of its suburbs. Nearby localities include Fairouzeh to the south and the Homs neighborhoods of Karm al-Zaitun, al-Sab ...
*
Maskanah
Maskanah ( ar, مَسْكَنَة) also spelled, Meskene is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Manbij District of the Aleppo Governorate. The town is located southeast of Aleppo on the Lake Assad part of the Euphrates. Nearb ...
*
Al-Qaryatayn
Al-Qaryatayn ( ar, ٱلْقَرْيَتَين, syr, ܩܪܝܬܝܢ), also spelled Karyatayn, Qaratin or Cariatein, is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate located southeast of Homs. It is situated on an oasis i ...
*
Sadad
Turkey
Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the cit ...
*
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır (; ; ; ) is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province.
Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, ...
Batman Province
Batman Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Êlihê) is a province in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province ...
*
Hesno d'Kefo
*
Kafro 'Elayto
Mardin province
Mardin Province ( tr, Mardin ili; ku, Parêzgeha Mêrdînê; ar, محافظة ماردين) is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017, slightly down from the population of 835,173 in 2000. Kurds form the majority of the popu ...
*
ʼArbo
*
ʼAnḥel
*
Beth Kustan
* Beth Debe, Turkish: Dibek
* Beth Man’am, Turkish: Bahminir
* Birguriya, Turkish: Birigirya
* Bnebil, Turkish: Benabil
* Boté, Turkish: Bardakçı
* Chtrako
* Dara, Turkish: Oğuz
* Derelya
*
Dayro Daslibo
*
Deyrqube
* Ehwo, Turkish: Güzelsu
* Eskikale
* Habsus, Turkish: Mercimekli
* Hah, Turkish: Anıtlı
* Harabale/Arkah, Turkish: Üçköy
* Harabémechka, Turkish: Dağiçi
*
Kafro Tahtayto
*
Iwardo
*
Keferb
*
Keferze
* Kelith, Turkish: Dereiçi
*
Kerburan
* Kfarbé, Turkish: Güngören
* M’aré, Turkish: Eskihisar
* Ma'asarte, Turkish:
Ömerli
*
Mardin
*
Midyat
* Mor Bobo, Turkish: Günyurdu
*
Mzizah
*
Nusaybin
Nusaybin (; '; ar, نُصَيْبِيْن, translit=Nuṣaybīn; syr, ܢܨܝܒܝܢ, translit=Nṣībīn), historically known as Nisibis () or Nesbin, is a city in Mardin Province, Turkey. The population of the city is 83,832 as of 2009 and is ...
* Qritho di‘Ito (Gundeké Sukru)
* Qritho Hanna (Gundeké Hanna)
* Saleh, Turkish: Barıştepe
* Séderi, Turkish: Üçyol
*
Zaz
Şırnak Province
Şırnak Province ( tr, Şırnak ili, ku, Parêzgeha Şirnexê) is a province of Turkey in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Şırnak Province was created in 1990, with areas that were formerly part of the Siirt and Mardin Provinces. It borders ...
*
Azakh, Turkish: İdil
* Hoz, in
Beytüşşebap
*
Meer, Turkish: Kovankaya
* Öğündük
* Sare/Ester/Gawayto, Turkish: Sarıköy
Hakkari Province
The following is a list of Assyrian settlements in the Hakkari region prior to the
Assyrian genocide
The Sayfo or the Seyfo (; see below), also known as the Assyrian genocide, was the mass slaughter and deportation of Assyrian / Syriac Christians in southeastern Anatolia and Persia's Azerbaijan province by Ottoman forces and some Kurdish ...
of 1914. The Assyrian settlements in this region were divided into two groups, ''ashiret'' and ''rayyat''. The ''ashiret'' settlements belonged to the five semi-independent tribes of
Tyari
Tyari ( syr, ܛܝܵܪܹܐ, Ṭyārē) is an Assyrian tribe and a historical district within Hakkari, Turkey. The area was traditionally divided into Upper (''Tyari Letha'') and Lower Tyari (''Tyari Khtetha'')–each consisting of several Assyrian ...
,
Tkhuma
Prior to World War I, the Tkhuma ( syr, ܬܚܘܡܐ, Tkhūmā "Borderland") were one of five principal and semi-independent Assyrian tribes subject to the spiritual and temporal jurisdiction of the Assyrian Patriarch with the title Mar Shimun. T ...
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Baz,
Jilu
Jīlū was a district located in the Hakkari region of upper Mesopotamia in modern-day Turkey.
Before 1915 Jīlū was home to Assyrians and as well as a minority of Kurds. There were 20 Assyrian villages in this district. The area was tradition ...
, and Dez with each tribe presiding over its own district. The ''rayyat'' settlements were vassals to either the ''ashiret'' tribes or to
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
chieftains.
Villages in the Lower Tyari District (''Ashiret'')
* Arosh
* Ashita
* Bet Alata
* Bet Ragula
* Bet Zizo
* Challuk
* Chamba d'Bet Susina
* Chire Rezan
* Geramon
* Halmun
* Hur
* Kurhe
* Karukta
* Lagippa
* Lizan
* Mata d'Qasra
* Minyanish
* Ragula d'Salabakkan
* Shurd
* Umra Tahktaya
* Zarni
* Zawita
Villages in the Upper Tyari and Walto Districts (''Ashiret'' and ''Rayyat'')
* Aina d'Alile
* Bet Dalyata
* Bet Mariggo
* Bet Nahra
* Bet Zraqo
* Chamba d'Bet Eliya
* Chamba d'Hasso
* Chamba Khadta
* Chamba d'Kurkhe
* Chamba d'Malik
* Chamba d'Nene
* Chamba d'Kurdaye
* Dadosh
* Darawa (Ishte d'Nahra)
* Dura Ellaya
* Jemiata
* Khadiana
* Ko
* Mabbuwa
* Ma'lota d'Malik
* Mata d'Mart Maryam
* Mazra'a
* Mazra'a d'Qelayata
* Mratita
* Qelayata
* Resha d'Nahra
* Roma Smoqa
* Rumta
* Saraspidon
* Serta
* Shwawuta
* Siyador
* Zorawa
Villages in the Tkhuma District (''Ashiret'')
* Bet Arijai
* Gissa
* Gundikta
* Khani
* Mazra'a
* Tkhuma Gawaya
Villages in the Baz District (''Ashiret'')
[Wilmshurst 2000, p. 300.]
* Argeb
* Bet Salam
* Mata Takhtaita
* Orwantus
* Qojija
* Shwawuta
Villages in the Jilu District (''Ashiret'')
* Alsan
* Ammod
* Bet Boqra
* Bubawa
* Marmuria
* Mata d'Mar Zaya
* Mata d'Oryaye
* Matriya
* Medhi
* Muspiran
* Nahra
* Nirek
* Omut
* Ore
* Samsekke
* Sarpel
* Saten (half Assyrian, half Kurd)
* Talana
* Zir
* Zirine
Villages in the Dez, Shwawuta, and Billijnaye Districts (''Ashiret'' and ''Rayyat'')
* Alas
* Alogippa
* Aqose
* Awert
* Bet Respi (a)
* Bet Respi (b)
* Bet Shammasha
* Chiri Chara
* Chulchen
* Daden
* Dairikki
* Derres
* Golozor
* Kursen
* Mades
* Makita
* Mar Quriaqos
* Nauberi
* Rabban Dadisho
* Saqerran
* Saramos
* Shwawuta
* Suwwa
Villages in the Liwan and Norduz Districts (''Rayyat'')
* Bailekan
* Billi
* Daira d'Zengel
* Erke
* Gokhikki
* Khandaqe
* Khargel
* Kanunta
* Marwanan
* Mata d'Umra
* Nogwizan
* Parhilan
* Sekunis
* Tel Jeri
* Ulaman
* Zaranis
Villages in the Qodchanis & Siwine Districts (''Rayyat'')
* Akhwanis
* Bet Hajij
* Bet Nano
* Charos
* Espen
* Karme
* Khardalanis
* Kigar
* Nerwa
* Oret
* Pekhen
*
Qodchanis
Qudshanis, "Kochanis" or "Kochanes" (officially ''Konak'', syr, ܩܘܕܫܢܝܣ, translit=Qūdšānīs , ; ku, Qoçanis, script=Latn), is a small village in the Hakkâri District of Hakkâri Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of ...
* Qotranis
* Quranis
* Sallan
* Shmuninis
* Siwine
* Sorlines
* Tarmel
* Tirqonis
Villages in the Chal, Raikan, & Tal Districts (''Rayyat'')
* Arewun
* Bet Alata
* Bet Aziza
* Bet Biyya
* Bet Daire
* Bet Iqta
* Bet Quraye
* Bet Shuqa
* Erbesh
* Erk
* Estep
* Gebba
* Hish
* Merkanish
* Qo
* Rebbat
* Shawreza
* Talana
Villages in the Gawar District (''Rayyat'')
* Bashirga
* Bet Rberre
* Dara
* Darawa
* Diza Gawar
* Gagoran
* Karpel
* Khulkhus
* Kiyyet
* Maken Awa
* Manunan
* Memekkan
* Page
* Pa'ilan
* Pirzalan
* Qadiyan
* Qardiwar
* Sardasht
* Sinawa
* Urisha
* Wazirawa
* Zirkanis
* Zizan
Villages in the Albaq, Derrenaye, Khananis, and Artushi Kurdish Districts (''Rayyat'')
* Alamiyyan
* Ates
* Ayyel
* Barwes
* Basan
* Bet Zeqte
* Burduk
* Erdshi
* Gezna
* Hoze
* Khalila
* Khananis Ellaita
* Khananis Takhtaita
* Kharaban
* Kharalun
* Mar Behisho
* Menjilawa
* Parrashin
* Pusan
* Ozan
* Qalanis
* Sharinis
* Silmuan
Villages in the Shemsdin District (''Rayyat'')
* Baituta
* Balqan
* Bet Babe
* Bet Daiwe
* Bet Garde
* Bet Tunyo
* Dara
* Daron
* Duri
* Duru
* Gargane
* Halana
* Harbunan
* Isira
* Kek Perzan
* Mar Denkha
* Marta
* Nairdusha
* Qatuna
* Rustaqa
* Sarunis
* Shaput
* Sursire
* Talana
* Tis
Villages in the Baradost, Tergawar, & Mergawar Districts (''Rayyat'')
* Anbi
* Balulan
* Biteme
* Darband
* Dizgari
* Gangajin
* Gundukmalaya
* Haki
* Halbi
* Hbashkube
* Heshmawa
* Hulutan
* Hurana
* Husar
* Irima
* Nargi
* Pasta
* Qaloga
* Qurana
* Razga
* Rusna
* Salona
* Shaikhani
* Sihani
* Susnawa
* Tuleki
* Tulu
* Urtira
* Uwasu
* Zangilan
* Ziruwa
Villages in the Taimar District (''Rayyat'')
* Aghjacha
* Armanis
* Gadalawa
* Hawsheshur
* Kharabsorik
* Kharashik
* Khinno
* Pokhanis
* Rushan
* Satibak
* Seel
* Serai
* Toan
Armenia
![Arzni, Armenia multilingual sign](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Arzni%2C_Armenia_multilingual_sign.jpg)
The Assyrian population in Armenia is mainly rural. Out of 3,409 Assyrians in Armenia 2,885 (84.6%) was rural and 524 (15.4%) urban.
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According to the Council of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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there were four rural settlements with significant Assyrian population.
Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat.
The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...
# Verin Dvin - Assyrians and Armenians
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# Dimitrov - Assyrians and Armenians
Armavir Province
# Nor Artagers - Assyrians, Armenians and Yazidis
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Kotayk Province
Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province ...
# Arzni - Assyrians and Armenians
See also
*List of Assyrian tribes
The following is a list of Assyrian clans or tribes of northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran.
Tribes
* Nerwa tribe
* Albaq Tribe
* Alqosh Tribe
* Barwar Tribe
* Baz tribe
* Botan tribe
* Ch ...
*Assyrian diaspora
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
* Assyrian people
* Arameans
* List of Nochiyayeh settlements
*Tur Abdin
Tur Abdin ( syr, ܛܽܘܪ ܥܰܒ݂ܕܺܝܢ or ܛܘܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܢ, Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn) is a hilly region situated in southeast Turkey, including the eastern half of the Mardin Province, and Şırnak Province west of the Tigris, on the borde ...
*Barwari
Barwari ( syr, ܒܪܘܪ, ku, بهرواری, Berwarî) is a region in the Hakkari mountains in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey. The region is inhabited by Assyrians and Kurds, and was formerly also home to a number of Jews prior to the ...
* Hakkari
* Nineveh Plains
* Nahla Plains
*Sapna valley
Sapna is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
People have lived in the Sapna region since the earliest days. In the Middle Ages, Sapna was an im ...
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