The following is a list of
Assyrian clans or tribes of northern
Iraq
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, northeastern
Syria, southeastern
Turkey
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, and northwestern
Iran
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.
Tribes
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Nerwa tribe
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Albaq Tribe
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Alqosh Tribe
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Barwar Tribe
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 ...
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Baz tribe
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Botan tribe
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Chal Tribe
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Diz Tribe
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Bash-Kalah Tribe (practices
Judaism
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)
* Gawar Tribe
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Halim Tribe
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Jilu Tribe
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Kasran Tribe
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Kakov Tribe
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Mar b'Ishu Tribe
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Nochiya Tribe
The Nochiya ( syr, ܢܵܘܟ̰ܝܼܵܐ) are an Assyrian tribe that were based in and around the district of Şemdinli ( Beyyurdu and Öveç), in the province of Hakkari, Turkey.
People
The Assyrians of the Nochiya Region were simple farmers ...
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Qodchanis Tribe
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Taimar Tribe
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Tkhuma Tribe
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Gunduktha
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Mazra
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Tyari Tribe (Lower)
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Ashitha
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Bnematha
**Biraul
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Lizen
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Minianish
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Mnelgipa
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Sulbag
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Zawita
Zawita ( ar, زاويتة, ku, زاویته, translit=Zawîte) is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner."
The town is inhabited mainly by Kurds and ...
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Nouhara
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Tyari Tribe (Upper)
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Banimatu
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Byalta
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Kelaita
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Lakina
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Romta
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Gérāmon
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Serspedo
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Urmia Tribe
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Baradost
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Margawar
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Salamas
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Somai
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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 ...
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Ushnuk
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Walto Tribe
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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 ...
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Amnokiye Tribe
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Beth Haydo
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Bet Shimun
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Urhaye, Bet Rhawi
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Melke Mire
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Qalu Tribe
References
M.Y.A . Lilian, ''Assyrians Of The Van District During The Rule Of Ottoman Turks'', 1914
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Further reading
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