List of Assyrian settlements

The following is a list of Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. Most settlements are located in northern Iraq,[1][2] north-western Iran, south-eastern Turkey and north-eastern Syria, a region in and around the traditional and historic Assyrian homeland.

Currently, there are a number of settlements on this list that have been abandoned due to persecution, conflict, and other causes.

Iraq

Baghdad Province

Settlement Aramaic Province District Note(s)
Dora Baghdad Al Rashid 1500 Christians, mostly adherents of the Assyrian Church of the East and Chaldean Catholic Church, inhabit Dora as of December 2014[3]

Dohuk Province

Settlement Aramaic Province District Note(s)
Araden[4] ܐܪܕܢ Dohuk Amadiya 35 Assyrian families inhabit Araden as of May 2004[5]
Enishkeܐܝܢܫܟܐ Dohuk Amadiya 30 Assyrian families inhabit Enishke as of May 2004[5]
Sarsing[6] ܣܪܣܢܓ Dohuk Amadiya 150 Assyrian families inhabit Sarsing as of May 2004[7]
Badarash Dohuk Amadiya 40 Assyrian families inhabit Badarash as of May 2004[5]
Amadiya[8] ܥܡܝܕܝܐ Dohuk Amadiya
Ashawa Dohuk Amadiya 619 Assyrians inhabited Ashawa in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[8]
Baz Dohuk Amadiya 10 Assyrian families inhabit Baz as of May 2004[9][10] coordinates- 37°10'33"N 43°15'39"E
Bebadi ܒܝܬ ܒܥܕܝ Dohuk Amadiya 30 Assyrian families inhabit Bebadi as of May 2004[8]
Bebalok Dohuk Amadiya 25 Assyrian families inhabited Bebalok in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[11]
Belejane Dohuk Amadiya 15 Assyrian families inhabit Belejane as of May 2004[12]
Belmand Dohuk Amadiya 50 Assyrian families inhabit Belmand as of May 2004[13]
Beqolke Dohuk Amadiya 74 Assyrians inhabited Beqolke in 1957; 7 Assyrian families inhabited Beqolke in 1978; 4 Assyrian families inhabit Beqolke as of 1991 now there around 7 families[14] located at 37.210688, 43.282684
Benatha Dohuk Amadiya8 Assyrian families inhabit Benatha as of May 2004[5]
Beth Shmayaye Dohuk Amadiya
Beth Tanura Dohuk Amadiya
Botara Dohuk Amadiya 12 families inhabited Botara in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[15]
Chalek Dohuk Amadiya 10 Assyrian families inhabit Chalek as of May 2004[9]
Chem Rabatke Dohuk Amadiya
Dawodiya ܕܘܘܕܝܐ Dohuk Amadiya
Dehi ܪܗܐ Dohuk Amadiya 20 Assyrian families inhabit Dehi as of 1991
Dere Dohuk Amadiya 323 Assyrians inhabited Dere in 1957;[16] 250 Assyrians inhabited Dere in 1988;[16] 25 Assyrian families inhabit Dere as of May 2004[12]
Dergny Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Derishke Dohuk Amadiya 20 Assyrian families inhabit Derishke as of May 2004[11]
Doreeh Dohuk Amadiya 30 Assyrian families inhabit Dore as of May 2004[17]
Eqri Dohuk Amadiya
Eyat Dohuk Amadiya 169 Assyrians inhabited Eyat in 1957; 19 Assyrian families inhabit Eyat as of 2013 [18]
Halwa ܗܠܘܐ Dohuk Amadiya 40 Assyrian families inhabited Halwa in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[15]
Hamziya ܗܡܙܝܐ Dohuk Amadiya 102 Assyrians inhabited Hamziya in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[8]
Hayes Dohuk Amadiya
Hezany Dohuk Amadiya 27 Assyrian families inhabit Hezany as of 1991
Jadide Dohuk Amadiya
Jelek Dohuk Amadiya 519 Assyrians inhabited Jelek in 1957; 62 Assyrian families inhabit Jelek as of 2011 [19]
Jole Dohuk Amadiya
Kani Balavi Dohuk Amadiya 15 Assyrian families inhabit Kani Balavi as of May 2004[15][20]
Khalilane Dohuk Amadiya 20 Assyrian families inhabit Khalilane as of May 2004[21]
Khwara Dohuk Amadiya 92 Assyrians inhabited Khwara in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[11]
Komany ܟܘܡܢܐ Dohuk Amadiya 20 Assyrian families inhabit Komany as of May 2004[12]
Magrebiya Dohuk Amadiya 18 Assyrians inhabited Magrebiya in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[17]
Malakhta Dohuk Amadiya 28 Assyrians inhabited Malakhta in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004[17]
Mangesh Dohuk Amadiya 1195 Assyrians inhabited Mangesh in 1947; 959 Assyrians inhabited Mangesh in 1965[22]
Margajiya Dohuk Amadiya
Maye Dohuk Amadiya 10 Assyrian families inhabit Maye as of May 2004[11]
Meristek Dohuk Amadiya
Meroge Dohuk Amadiya
Meze ܡܝܙܐ Dohuk Amadiya
Mosaka ܡܘܣܵܟܵܐ Dohuk Amadiya Barwar ܒܵܪܘܵܪ
Sardarawa Dohuk Amadiya
Sardashte Dohuk Amadiya
Sikrine Dohuk Amadiya
Tashish Dohuk Amadiya [23][24]
Argen Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Atosh Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Barzanke Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Bashu Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Bobawa Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Cham Eshrat Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Cham Siny Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Chamike Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Chaqala Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Chem Chale Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Dohoke Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Essan Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Estep Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Hawarke Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Hawentka Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Hish Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Mahode Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Maydan Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Nerwa Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited, see also Nerwa Rekan
Qaro Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Sedar Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Tashike Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Wela Dohuk Amadiya Uninhabited
Aqrah ܥܩܪܐ Dohuk Aqrah
Nohawa Dohuk Aqrah
Sharman Dohuk Aqrah Uninhabited
Shosh Dohuk Aqrah Uninhabited
Babelo Dohuk Dohuk
Bagerat Dohuk Dohuk
Dohuk ܢܘܗܕܪܐ Dohuk Dohuk
Gondekosa Dohuk Dohuk
Korygavana Dohuk Dohuk
Zawita ܙܘܝܬܐ Dohuk Dohuk
Avzrog ܐܒܙܪܘܓ Dohuk Semel
Bajed Berav Dohuk Semel
Bajed Kindal Dohuk Semel
Bakhitma Dohuk Semel
Bakhloja Dohuk Semel
Jambor Dohuk Semel
Mar Yakoo Dohuk Semel 79 Assyrian families inhabit Mar Yakoo as of 2011[25]
Simele ܣܡܠܐ Dohuk Semel
Sheze Dohuk Semel [26]
Shkafte Dohuk Semel
Surka Dohuk Semel
Badaliya Dohuk Semel Uninhabited
Der Jondi Dohuk Semel Uninhabited
Hejirke Dohuk Semel Uninhabited
Mawana Dohuk Semel Uninhabited
Berseve Dohuk Zakho
Dashtatakh Dohuk Zakho
Dayrabun ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ Dohuk Zakho
Dera Shish Dohuk Zakho 250 Assyrians inhabited Dera Shish in 1976; 8 Assyrian families inhabit Dera Shish as of 2011[27]
Faysh Khabur ܦܝܫܐܒܘܪ Dohuk Zakho
Levo Dohuk Zakho
Marga Dohuk Zakho
Margasor Dohuk Zakho
Navkandala Dohuk Zakho
Piraka Dohuk Zakho
Qarawula Dohuk Zakho[28]
Sharanesh ܫܪܢܘܫ Dohuk Zakho
Zakho ܙܟܼܘ Dohuk Zakho
Alanesh Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Bahnona Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Benekhre Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Bhere Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Der Hozan Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Istablan Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Malla Arap Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Margashish Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Sanat Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Shwadan Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Steblan Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited
Umra Dohuk Zakho Uninhabited

Erbil Province

Settlement Aramaic Province District Note(s)
Ankawa ܥܢܟܒܐ Erbil Erbil
Armota ܐܪܡܥܘܛܐ Erbil Koya
Batas ܒܬܣ Erbil
Bidial Erbil Barzan 5 Assyrian families inhabit Bidial as of 1991 with two churches[29]
Darbandokeh ܕܪܒܢܕܘܟܐ Erbil Shaqlawa
Diana ܕܝܢܐ Erbil Soran
Harir ܗܪܝܪ Erbil Shaqlawa
Hawdiyan Erbil
Hinari Erbil
Rowanduz ܪܘܢܕܣ Erbil Soran
Seerishmi ܣܝܪܫܡܝ Erbil
Shaqlawa ܫܩܠܒܐ Erbil Shaqlawa
Qalata ܩܠܬܐ Erbil

Nineveh Province

Settlement Aramaic Province District Note(s)
Ain Sifni ܥܝܢ ܣܦܢܐ Nineveh Shekhan
Alqosh ܐܠܩܘܫ Nineveh Tel Keppe
Bandwaya Nineveh Tel-Keppe
Bakhdida ܒܟܕܝܕܐ Nineveh Al-Hamdaniya
Balawat ܒܝܬ ܠܒܬ Nineveh Al-Hamdaniya
Baqofah ܒܬܢܝܐ Nineveh Tel Keppe
Bartella ܒܪܬܠܐ Nineveh Al-Hamdaniya
Batnaya ܒܬܢܝܐ Nineveh Tel Keppe
Dashqotan ܕܫܩܘܬܢ Nineveh Shekhan
Karamles ܟܪܡܠܝܣ Nineveh Al-Hamdaniya
Jambour Nineveh Tel Keppe[30]
Khorsabad Nineveh
Merki Nineveh Shekhan
Sharafiya ܫܪܦܝܐ Nineveh Tel Keppe
Tel Keppe ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ Nineveh Tel Keppe
Tel Esqof ܬܠ ܝܣܩܘܦܐ Nineveh Tel Keppe
Armash ܥܪܡܫ Nineveh Shekhan
Azakh Nineveh Shekhan
Beboze ܒܒܘܙܐ Nineveh Shekhan
Dize Nineveh Shekhan
Mala Barwan Nineveh Shekhan
Tilan Nineveh Shekhan

Iran

West Azarbaijan, Iran
Tehran, Iran

Iranian Kurdistan

Tehran Province

Syria

Al Hasakah, Syria
Homs, Syria

Turkey

Batman Province

  • Benkelbé, Turkish: Çukuryurt
  • Hesno d'Kifo, ancient Cepha and Kiphas, Turkish: Hasankeyf (Inhabited)
  • Kafro ‘Elayto, Turkish: Arıca (barely inhabited)
  • Zercel, Turkish: Danalı(uninhabitd)
  • Yamanlar (uninhabited) [31]

Diyarbakır Province

Elazığ Province

Gaziantep Province

Hakkari Province

Note- Nearly all if not all are uninhabited

  • Alsan
  • Anhar
  • Asheetha
  • Banimatu
  • Bashirga
  • Baz ܒܙ
  • Bet Diwe
  • Binyamata
  • Biraul
  • Byalta
  • Darawa
  • Dariyan
  • De Rayi
  • Deri Bend
  • Diza
  • Ein D’Kandil
  • Gagawran
  • Gawar ܓܒܼܪ
  • Halana
  • Jilu ܓܝܠܘ
  • Karmil
  • Kelaita
  • Kirdiwar
  • Kirzallan
  • Lakina
  • Lewin
  • Lizen
  • Mannunan
  • Mar Isho
  • Merdi
  • Minianish
  • Nahra
  • Neri
  • Nochiya
  • Qochanis ܩܘܟܢܣ
  • Romta
  • Sara & Timar
  • Shabatan
  • Shwawoota
  • Sulbag
  • Tal
  • Tis
  • Tkhuma ܬܚܘܡܐ
  • (Lower/Upper) Tyari
  • Youmara (Youmaran)
  • Zaranak

Istanbul Province

Mardin Province

  • Ahlah, Turkish: Narlı(uninhabited)
  • Anhel, Turkish: Yemişli(inhabited)
  • Turkish: Altintaş (inhabited)
  • Arbayé, Turkish: Alayurt(uninhabited)
  • Arbo, Turkish: Taşköy(inhabited)
  • Arnas, Turkish: Bağlarbaşı(uninhabited)
  • Badibé / Beth Débé, Turkish: Dibek(inhabited)
  • Turkish: Baristepe (inhabited)
  • Beth Man’am, Turkish: Bahminir
  • Beth Qustan / Békusyoné, Turkish: Alagöz(inhabited)
  • Birguriya, Turkish: Birigirya
  • Bnebil, Turkish: Benabil
  • Boté, Turkish: Bardakçı(inhabited)
  • Chtrako
  • Dara, Turkish: Oğuz
  • Dayro Daslibo, Turkish: Çatalçam (populated)
  • Derelya
  • Deyrkubé, Turkish: Karagöl(uninhabited)
  • Ehwo, Turkish: Güzelsu
  • Turkish:Eskikale(inhabited)
  • Gremira, Turkish: Girmeli(uninhabited)
  • Qritho di‘Ito (Gundeké Sukru)
  • Qritho Hanna (Gundeké Hanna)
  • Habsus, Turkish: Mercimekli(inhabited)[32]
  • Hah, Turkish: Anıtlı(inhabited)
  • Harabale / Arkah, Turkish: Üçköy(inhabited)
  • Harabémechka, Turkish: Dağiçi(inhabited)
  • Iwardo/Ayn Wardo, Turkish: Gülgöze(inhabited)
  • Kafro Tahtayto, Turkish: Elbeğendi(inhabited)
  • Kanak, Turkish: Kaynakkaya(uninhabited)
  • Karboran, Turkish: Dargeçit(inhabited)
  • Kelith, Turkish: Dereiçi(inhabited)
  • Kfarbé, Turkish: Güngören(inhabited)
  • Kfarze, Turkish: Altıntaş(inhabited)
  • M’aré, Turkish: Eskihisar(inhabited)
  • Ma'asarte, Turkish: Ömerli(inhabited)[33]
  • Mardin(inhabited)
  • Midyat(inhabited)
  • Mor Bobo, Turkish: Günyurdu(inhabited)
  • Mzizah, Turkish: Doğançay(inhabited)
  • Nsivin,/nsibin ancient Nisibis, Turkish: Nusaybin(uninhabited)
  • Saleh, Turkish: Barıştepe(inhabited)
  • Séderi, Turkish: Üçyol(inhabited)
  • Yardo, Turkish: Yamanlar(uninhabited)
  • Turkish: Yayvantepe(uninhabited)
  • Zaz, Turkish: İzbırak(inhabited)

Şırnak Province

Note- every "inhabited" village is west of the city of Idil

  • Azakh, Turkish: İdil(inhabited)
  • Basibrin/Bsorino, Turkish: Haberli

(inhabited)

  • Bohtan
  • Esfes, Turkish: Yarbaşı(uninhabited)
  • Geznakh, Turkish: Cevizağacı

(uninhabited)

  • HOZ, in Beytüşşebap
  • Umra Ellaya(uninhabited)
  • Umra Htaya, Turkish: Asagidere(uninhabited)
  • Cinit, Turkish: Bagpinar Köyü(uninhabited)
  • Gzira, Turkish: Cizre(uninhabited)
  • Hassana, Turkish: Kösreli(abandoned)
  • Meer, Turkish: Kovankaya

(uninhabited)

  • Miden, Turkish: Öğündük(inhabited)
  • Sare/Ester/Gawayto, Turkish: Sarıköy

(inhabited)

  • Shari
  • Tamerzé, Turkish: Uçar(uninhabited)

Şanlıurfa Province

  • Şanlıurfa

Van Province

  • Van (uninhabited)

Armenia

A multilingual (Armenian, Assyrian, Russian) sign at the entrance of Arzni.

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.[34] According to the Council of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages there were four rural settlements with significant Assyrian population.

Ararat Province

  1. Verin Dvin - Assyrians and Armenians
  2. Dimitrov - Assyrians and Armenians

Armavir Province

  1. Nor Artagers - Assyrians, Armenians and Yezidis

Kotayk Province

  1. Arzni - Assyrians and Armenians

See also

References

  1. ↑ Map of Assyrian villages in Iraq http://aina.org/maps/villagesbyyear.htm
  2. ↑ Information on Assyrians in Iraq http://www.aina.org/reports/cacir.pdf
  3. ↑ The Telegraph: Iraq crisis: The Last Christians of Dora
  4. ↑ Kurdish Culture and Society: An Annotated Bibliography, Lokman I. Meho, Kelly L. Maglaughlin, p. 267
  5. 1 2 3 4 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 9
  6. ↑ Assyrian Church Prelates Visit the Historic Village of Sarsing in Northern Iraq
  7. ↑ Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 8
  8. 1 2 3 4 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 11
  9. 1 2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 7
  10. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,35265.html
  11. 1 2 3 4 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 5
  12. 1 2 3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 10
  13. ↑ Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 13
  14. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Beqolke
  15. 1 2 3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 6
  16. 1 2 Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Dere
  17. 1 2 3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 4
  18. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Ayit
  19. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporations: Jelek
  20. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,35292.html
  21. ↑ Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 12
  22. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Mangesh
  23. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,35575.html
  24. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,35297.html
  25. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Mar Yakoo
  26. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,35699.html
  27. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Der Shish
  28. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,36269.html
  29. ↑ Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation: Bedyel
  30. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,36312.html
  31. ↑ "What happened to the Turkish Assyrians?".
  32. ↑ August Thiry. "Shlama - Habsus - Nissani's Home in Tur Abdin".
  33. ↑ Mardin Travel. "Ömerli". Mardin Travel.
  34. ↑ COE - Ethnic minorities in Armenia
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