The following is a
list of current AssyrianThe Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people are an ethnic group whose origins lie in the Fertile Crescent, their homeland today being divided between Northern Iraq, Syria, Western...
towns and villages. It is worth mentioning that a good amount of Assyrians in the Middle East live in cities and not rural areas because of events during the 20th century (see
Assyrian genocideThe Assyrian Genocide was committed against the Assyrian/Syriac population of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War by the Young Turks...
.) These cities include
ArbilArbil is believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and is the third-largest city in Iraq after Baghdad and Mosul. The city lies eighty kilometres east of Mosul...
, Dohuk,
MosulMosul is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some 400 km northwest of Baghdad...
,
BaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq and the second largest in the Arab World....
,
BasraAl-Baṣrah is the capital of Basra Province, and had an estimated population of 3,800,200 as of 2009. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it is incapable of deep water access, which is handled at the the port of Umm Qasr...
,
TehranTehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...
,
UrmiaUrmia or Orumieh , is a city in Northwestern Iran and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province. The city lies on an altitude of 1,330 m above sea level on the Shahar Chaye river...
,
AleppoAleppo is a city in northern Syria, the second largest Syrian city and the capital of the Aleppo Governorate; the Governorate extends around the city for over 16,000 km² and has a population of 4,393,000, making it the largest Governorate in Syria by population...
,
DamascusDamascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and its current population is estimated at about 1,669,000...
,
HomsHims Hims Hims is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Hims Governorate. It is above sea level and is located north of Damascus...
and
IstanbulIstanbul is the largest city in Turkey and fifth largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.6 million. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province...
.
Currently, there are a number of villages in northern Iraq that are emptied. This is mostly due to the
Al-Anfal CampaignThe al-Anfal Campaign , also known as Operation Anfal, was a campaign against the Kurdish population of Iraq led by the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and headed by Ali Hassan al-Majid...
of the 1980s.
Arbil ProvinceErbīl is a governorate of Iraq located in the north of the country. It derives its name from the city of Arbil, which is also its capital ....
- Ankawa
Ankawa , is an Iraqi town of about 20,000 people, in practice a suburb of Arbil, Erbil Governorate in northern Iraq...
ܥܢܟܒܐ
- Armota
Armota is an Assyrian village that is outside the town of Koy Sinjaq in the Iraqi governorate of Arbil. It is a two-hour drive from Sulaimaniyah. The name Armota comes from the Syriac language, "Ar" meaning "land" and "mota" meaning "death"; hence "the land of death"...
ܐܪܡܘܬܐ
- Batas ܒܬܣ
- Darbandokeh
Darbandokeh, , is a village located in the sub-district of Harir and in the district of Shaqlawa. It was previously inhabited by both Kurds and Assyrians....
ܕܪܒܢܕܘܟ
- Diyana ܕܝܢܐ
- Harir
Harir is an Assyrian village and a sub-district located in the district of Shaqlawa, Iraq. Today, many homes are being built for Assyrians, by Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo, who are willing to move back to the villages. Both the village and the sub-district of Harir were established by displaced Assyrian...
ܗܪܝܪ
- Hawdiyan
- Hinari
- Rowanduz
The town Rawanduz is located in the sub-district of Soran, in the Erbil Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, close to the Iranian border....
ܪܘܢܕܣ
- Seerishmi ܣܝܪܫܡܝ
- Shaqlawa ܫܩܠܒܐ
- Qalata ܩܠܬܐ
Dohuk ProvinceDuhok is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Duhok city. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey...
Semel DistrictSimel District is one of four district that make up the Dohuk Governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.The district has three sub-districts:*Simel*Batel*Fayda...
- Upper Avzrog
Avzrog is a village in the Iraqi province of Dohuk. The village is split into two areas: one populated by Armenians and the other by Assyrians. The name of the village comes from the Kurdish language; av - water and zrog - yellow.The village of Avzrog is located in the Sulaivany area in the...
- Bajed Kindal
- Bajed Berav
- Bakhloja
- Bakhitma
- Jambor
- Semel
- Sheze
- Shkafte
- Surka
Emptied villages
- Badaliya
- Der Jondi
- Hejirke
- Mar Yako
- Mawana
Zakho DistrictZakho District is one of four district that make up the Dohuk Governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.The district has three sub-districts:*Sindi*Rizgari*Guli...
- Berseve
- Dashtatakh
- Der Abon
- Levo
- Margasor
- Navkandala
- Piraka
- Pish Khabour
- Zakho
Zakho is a district and a town in Iraqi Kurdistan located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish Ibrahim Khalil border....
Emptied villages
- Alanesh
- Bahnona
- Bhere
- Benekhre
- Der Hozan
- Derashish
- Istablan
- Malla Arab (currently occupied by Kurds)
- Margashish
- Umra
- Qarawla (currently occupied by Kurds)
- Sanat
- Sharanesh Nassara
- Shwadan
- Steblan
Amedi DistrictAmedi District is one of four district that make up the Dohuk Governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.The district has four sub-districts:*Amedi*Sarsink*Barwari Bala*Nerwa Rekan...
- Amedi
Amedi , is a small Kurdish city in the Iraqi Dahuk Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan.The town is perched on a mountain, formerly only accessible by a narrow stairway cut into the rock...
- Araden
Araden is a village in the northern Iraqi governorate of Dohuk. It is located 20-30 kilometers east of the city of Zakho and lies in a valley. The village of Inishk lies within viewing distance from it...
- Ashawa
- Badarash
Badarash is a village in the Iraqi providence of Dohuk.The village of Badarash is located at a distance of 1.5 kilometres from the centre of Sarsink.Its name is of Kurdish origin which means “The Black Air”...
- Barwar
- Baz
- Bebadi
Bebadi is an Assyrian Christian village located at the side of the Mateena Mountains overlooking Sapna Valley, in the Iraqi providence of Dohuk. The village is very close to the ancient rocky fortress of Amadia, which was built during the era of Assyrian Empire...
- Bebalok
- Belijane
- Belmand
- Benatha
- Beth Shmayaye
- Botara
- Chalek
- Chem Rabatke
- Dawodiya
Dawodiya is a Kurdish and Assyrian village close to the Sapna valley in the Iraqi province of Dohuk. Gara Mount bounds the Sapna valley to south and Matean Mount to the north...
- Dehi
Dehi is an Assyrian Christian village located at the western end of Mateena Mountains and in the valley that separates Sapna and Barwali Bala districts, in the Dohuk Governorate of Iraq...
- Dere
- Derishke
- Dore
- Enishke
- Eqri
- Eyat
- Hamziya
- Halwa
- Hayes
- Hezany
Hezany is an Assyrian village in the Iraqi providence of Dohuk.Hezany is one of the seven remaining Assyrian villages in the Nahla Valley, which is located on the border between Duhok and Nineveh. The small Khabour river crosses through Nahla and waters the lands of these Assyrian...
- Jadide
- Jole
- Kani Balavi
- Khalilane
- Khwara
- Komany
- Malakhta
- Maye
- Magrebiya
- Margajiya
- Meristek
- Meroge
- Meze
- Mosaka
- Sardarawa
- Sardashte
- Sarsing
Sarsing is an Assyrian village in the Iraqi providence of Dohuk.The name "Sarsing" derives from the Kurdish for "above or upon chest". The name came from the location of the village, which is the highest...
- Sikrine
- Tashish
- Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead, like the two possible oxidation states +2 and +4...
- Tothe Shemaye
Emptied villages
- Argen
- Atosh
- Barzanke
- Bash
- Beqolke
- Bobawa
- Chaqala
- Chamike
- Chem Chale
- Cham Eshrat
- Cham Siny (currently occpied by Kurds)
- Dergne
- Dohoke
- Essan
- Estep
- Hawarke
- Hawentka
- Hish
- Mahode
- Maydan
- Nerwa
- Qaro
- Sedar
- Tashike
- Wela
Akre District
- Akre
Åkre may refer to the following locations:*Åkre, Hedmark in Rendalen municipality, Hedmark, Norway*Åkre, Telemark in Drangedal municipality, Telemark, Norway*Åkrehamn in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway-See also:*Åker...
- Nohawa
Emptied villages
- Shosh (currently occupied by Kurds)
- Sharman (currently occupied by Kurds)
Ninawa Province
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- Alqosh
Alqōsh or Alqūsh is one of the most famous Assyrian towns in Iraq. It is located 30 kilometers north of Mosul. The name Alqosh is derived from a compound Assyrian Akkadian name Eil-Kushtu, where"Eil" means God and "Kushtu" means righteousness or power...
ܐܠܩܘܫ
- Assur
Assur , was one of the capitals of ancient Assyria...
ܐܫܘܪ
- Balawat
Balawat is a village in Northern Iraq, 25 km southeast from the city of Mosul. It is the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Imgur-Enlil.-The city of Imgur-Enlil:...
- Bakhdida
Bakhdida , also known as Al-Hamdaniya Municipality, is an Assyrian town in the northern Iraq Ninawa Governorate, located about 32 km southeast of the city of Mosul amid agricultural lands, close to the ruins of Nimrud and Nineveh. It is connected to the main city of Mosul by two main roads...
ܒܟܕܝܕܐ
- Bartella
Bartella is an Iraqi- Chaldoassyrian town located less than 13 miles east of Mosul, Iraq. The name Bartella is of Assyrian Syriac origin, but its meaning is not fully agreed on by the historians...
ܒܪܬܠܐ
- Batnaya
Batnaya is an Assyrian village located 14 miles north of Nineveh and around 3 miles north of Tel Keppe.The name Batnaya is of Aramaic origin derived from either "Beth Tnyay" meaning "The House of Mud" or "Beth Tnaya" meaning "The House of Assiduity"....
ܒܬܢܝܐ
- Baqofah
Baqofa is an Assyrian village with Assyrian roots in northern Iraq located near Batnaya...
ܒܬܢܝܐ
- Dashqotan
Dashqotan is a small Assyrian village located in northern Iraq, about 40 kilometers north of Mosul and 15 kilometers east of Alqosh...
- Karamles
Karamles is a town in Iraq located less than south east of Mosul, located right in Iraq's Assyrian region....
ܟܪܡܠܝܣ
- Khorsabad
- Nimrud
Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian city located south of Nineveh on the river Tigris. In ancient times the city was called Kalḫu. The Arabs called the city Nimrud after Nimrod, a legendary hunting hero....
(Kalhu)
- Nineveh
Nineveh , an "exceeding great city", as it is called in the Book of Jonah, lay on the eastern bank of the Tigris in ancient Assyria, across the river from the modern-day major city of Mosul, Iraq.-Geography:Ancient Nineveh's mound-ruins of Kouyunjik and Nabī Yūnus are located...
ܢܢܒܐ
- Sharafiya
Sharafiya is an Assyrian village located in Iraq's Assyrian region.The village is located about 40 Kilometers North of the city of Mosul, and is on the main road that connects Mosul to the largest Assyrian town, Alqosh The village rests on a plateau that is penetrated by small valleys, and is known...
- Tel Keppe ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ
- Tel Esqof
Tel Skuf is located approximately 19 miles north of Mosul. Its population is estimated at 7,000, the vast majority being Chaldeans. Tel Skuf used to be famous for making pottery and used to be the main source for providing it to Mosul and its surroundings...
ܬܠ ܝܣܩܘܦܐ
West Azarbaijan Province
- Dizataka
- Mar Nukha
- Mar Sargis
- Margawar
Margawar, is a sub-district of Silvaneh located in the western part of the Urmia county, Iran. Its inhabitants are Kurds. There were also at one time some Assyrians who belonged to the Nochiya Tribe. This sub-district along with 2 others, in modern day Iran, lie in the eastern part of the Nochiya...
- Salmas
Salmās or Salamas , also Shahpur, Dīlman, and Dīlmagān, is a city in West Azarbaijan Province of Iran. The city's population is mainly Azeri . In a 2006 census, the city had a population of 79,560...
- Sarna
- Tergawar
- Golpashan
The Assyrian village of Golpashan is located in the Western Azerbaijan province in Iran. It is located on the western shore of Lake Urmia.It is not known exactly when Assyrians first settled in Golpashan but they did found the village. They have continuously inhabited the land since pre-recorded...
- Iryawa
- Digala
- Geogtapa
- Sangar
- Khanishan
- Ardishai
- Saatlou
- Abdullachand
- Mawana ܡܥܘܢܐ
- Qarajalu
- Sipurghan
- Ada
- Mushawa
- Shirabad
- Yengija
- Chamakieh
- Zoomalan ܙܘܡܠܢ
- Balanej(Balanush)
- Shirabad
Al Hasakah ProvinceThe Al Hasakah Governorate is a governorate in the far north-east corner of Syria that has the Euphrates river running through it...
- Al Hasakah
- Khabour
- Tel Hormez
- Tel Baz
- Tel Brej
- Tel Damshesh
- Tel Faitha
- Tell Halaf
Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the Al Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border, just opposite Ceylanpınar. It was the first find of a Neolithic culture, subsequently dubbed the Halaf culture, characterized by glazed pottery painted with geometric and animal designs...
- Tel Sakra
- Tel Shama
- Tel Shamiram
- Tel Tal
- Tel Talaa
- Tel Tamer
- Tel Tawil
- Qamishli
Qamishli is a city in northeastern Syria on the border with Turkey and close to Iraq...
- Tel Goran
- Abu Tina
HomsHims Hims Hims is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Hims Governorate. It is above sea level and is located north of Damascus...
- Fairouzeh
Fairouzeh is a Syriac village near the city of Homs, Syria. It is located 3 miles Southeast of Homs. Due to the huge expansion of buildings around the original village, Fairouzeh similarly to Zaydal is now considered one of Homs’ suburbs....
- Ma'loula(part of the Damascus governance)
- Zaidal(some Assyrian families)
Batman ProvinceBatman is a Turkish province in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Anatolia. The province's population is just over 500,000....
- Benkelbé, Turkish
Turkish is spoken as a first language by over 63 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and other...
: Çukuryurt
- Hesno d-kifo, ancient Cepha and Kiphas, Turkish: Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf is a town and district located along the Tigris River in the Batman Province in southeastern Turkey. It was declared a natural conservation area by Turkey in 1981...
- Zercel, Turkish: Danalı
Diyarbakır ProvinceDiyarbakır is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355km² and the population is 1,494,321. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 1,362,708....
- amid, Turkish: Diyarbakır
Elazığ ProvinceElâzığ Province is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elâzığ. This province is also the source of the Euphrates river.The province has a population of 595,307 as of 2006...
- Elazig, Turkish: Elazığ
Elâzığ is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey and the seat of Elâzığ Province. It has a population of266,495 according to the 2000 census, and the plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1067 metres....
Hakkari ProvinceHakkâri is a province in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. The capital is Hakkâri. The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and has a population of 272,566...
- Anhar
- Baz
Baz is a non-administrative small region located in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. To the north of Baz is located Kara Kuş, to the East is Jilu and to the south east is Dağ İçinde-Famous Baznaye:...
ܒܙ
- Gawar ܓܒܼܪ
- Jilu
Jilu, is a region located in the province of Hakkari, Turkey.One of the oldest churches in the world, named Mar Zaia, is found in Jilu. The church was built in the 4th century AD...
ܓܝܠܘ
- Nahra
- Alsan
- Merdi
- Zaranak
- Lewin
- Nochiya
- Neri
- Mar Isho
- Bet Diwe
- Shabatan
- Tis
- Halana
Halana is a village located within the district of Şemdinli, in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey....
- Dariyan
- De Rayi
- Deri Bend
- Diza
- Karmil
- Kirdiwar
- Gagawran
- Kirzallan
- Shwawoota
- Mannunan
- Bashirga
- Ein D’Kandil
- Darawa
- Tal
- Tkhuma ܬܚܘܡܐ
- Tyari
Tyari is an Assyrian region in the Hakkari province of modern day Turkey. The area is split between upper and lower Tyari with each consisting of several Assyrian villages. Before 1915, Tyari was home to the Christian Assyrians from Tyari tribe...
(Lower)
- Asheetha
- Binyamata
- Biraul
- Lizen
- Minianish
- Sulbag
- Zawita
- Tyari
Tyari is an Assyrian region in the Hakkari province of modern day Turkey. The area is split between upper and lower Tyari with each consisting of several Assyrian villages. Before 1915, Tyari was home to the Christian Assyrians from Tyari tribe...
(Upper)
- Banimatu
- Byalta
- Kelaita
- Lakina
- Romta
- Qochanis
Konak is a village in the north of Hakkâri Province, about 20 km NE of the provincial capital Hakkari, in the southeastern corner of modern Turkey near the Greater Zab River. It was the seat of the patriarchs of the Assyrian Church of the East from the 17th century until 1915 ....
ܩܘܟܢܣ
Mardin ProvinceMardin Province is a province of Turkey with a population of 745 778. The population was 835,173 in 2000.The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin...
- Ahlah, Turkish: Narlı
- Anhel, Turkish: Yemişli
- Arbayé, Turkish: Alayurt
- Arnas, Turkish: Bağlarbaşı
- Badibé/Beth Débé, Turkish: Dibek
- Békusyoné, Turkish: Alagöz
- Beth Man’am, Turkish: Bahminir
- Birguriya, Turkish: Birigirya
- Bnebil, Turkish: Benabil
- Boté, Turkish: Bardakçı
- Chtrako
- Dara, Turkish: Oğuz
- Dayro du Slibo, Turkish: Çhatalçam
- Derelya
- Ehwo, Turkish: Güzelsu
- Gremira, Turkish: Girmeli
- Gundeké di ‘ito
- Habsus, Turkish: Mercimekli
- Harabale/Arkah, Turkish: Üçköy
- Harabémechka, Turkish: Dağiçi
- Kafarbé, Turkish: Gungoren
- Kafro ‘Elayto, Turkish: Arıca
- Kafro Tahtayto, Turkish: Elbeğendi
- Kanak, Turkish: Kaynak
- Karboran, Turkish: Dargeçit
- Kelith, Turkish: Dereiçi
- M’aré, Turkish: Eskihisar
- Ma'asarte, Turkish: Ömerli
- Mardin
Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for its Arab-style architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria. Mardin has a very mixed population, Kurds, Turks, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriacs and Arabs...
- Mor Bobo, Turkish: Günyurdu
- Nisibin, ancient Nisibis, Turkish: Nusaybin
- Saleh, Turkish: Barıştepe
- Saré
- Séderi, Turkish: Üçyol
- Tur Abdin
Tur Abdin is a hilly region of south east Turkey incorporating the eastern half of Mardin Province, and Sirnak Province west of the Tigris, on the border with Syria. The name 'Tur Abdin' is from the Syriac language meaning 'mountain of the servants '...
- Arbo, Turkish: Taşköy
- Beth Qustan
Alagöz is a village in the Mardin Province of Turkey. It is located 26 kilometres from Midyat. The village was dominated by Assyrian/Syriacs, many of whom fled into countries such as Syria after the Assyrian Genocide....
, Turkish: Alagöz
- Deyrkubé
Karagöl is a village in the Alagöz district of Mardin Province, Turkey. It is located 10 kilometers east of district center. The village is populated by Assyrian/Syriacs....
, Turkish: Karagöl
- Hah, Turkish: Anıtlı
- Iwardo
Inwardo or Gülgöze – is a village that lies very high, east of the city Midyat, in the Mardin Province of Turkey, and can be reached from Midyat on foot in 2 hours...
, Turkish: Gülgöze
- Keferze
The village of Altıntaş is located 15 kilometers northeast from Midyat, in the Mardin Province of Turkey....
, Turkish: Altıntaş
- Midyat
Midyat is a district of Mardin Province of Turkey. The ancient city is the epicenter of a centuries-old Christian Assyrian/Syriacs enclave in Southeast-Turkey, widely familiar under its Aramaic name Tur Abdin...
- Mzizah
Doğançay is a village in the Midyat district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Mzizah was a dominated Assyrian/Syriac village, but after the Assyrian Genocide, most Assyrian/Syriacs fled into Syria....
, Turkish: Doğançay
- Zaz, Turkish: İzbırak
- Yardo, Turkish: Yamanlar
Şırnak ProvinceŞırnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403,607 . The population was 353,197 in 2000.Şırnak has some mountainous regions in the west and the south, but the majority of the province consists of plateaus, resulting from the many rivers that cross it. These...
- Azakh, Turkish: İdil
- Bohtan
- Bsorino, Turkish: Haberli
- Esfes, Turkish: Yarbaşı
- Ester, Turkish: Sarıköy
- Gziro, Turkish: Cizre
- Hassana, Turkish: Kösreli
- Miden, Turkish: Ögündük
- Sari
- Tamerzé, Turkish: Uçarlı
- Meer, Turkish:Kovankaya in Beytüşşebap
- Geznakh, Turkish: Cevizağacı in Beytüşşebap
See also
- Assyria
Assyria was a civilization centered on the Upper Tigris river, in Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times in history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
- Assyrian flag
The Assyrian flag is the flag chosen by the Assyrian people to represent the Assyrian nation in the homeland and in the diaspora.George Atanos first designed the flag in 1968...
- Assyrian Genocide
The Assyrian Genocide was committed against the Assyrian/Syriac population of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War by the Young Turks...
- Assyrian Independence
The Assyrian independence is a political movement and ideology that supports the creation of an Assyrian homeland for the Syriac-speaking Christian Assyrian people in the Nineveh plains of Northern Iraq...
- Assyrian diaspora
Since World War I, the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac diaspora has steadily increased so that there are now more Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs living in western and eastern Europe, North America and Australia, than in the Middle East. When the Turks' massacres ended in 1923, about 20,000 Greeks, 10,000...
- Assyrians in Armenia
Assyrians in Armenia make up the country's third largest ethnic minority, after Yazidis and Russians. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,409 Assyrians living in Armenia, and Armenia is home to some of the last surviving Assyrian communities...
- List of Nochiyayeh settlements