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List of Assyrian settlements


The following is a list of Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. Most settlements are located in northern Iraq, 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.

Note- Saidnaya and Ma'loula are the only villages left where a majority of the population speak the Western Aramaic dialects

Note- Nearly all if not all are uninhabited

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

(inhabited)

(uninhabited)

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(inhabited)

Batman, Turkey

Diyarbakir, Turkey

Elazig, Turkey

Gaziantep, Turkey

Hakkari, Turkey

Istanbul,Turkey

Mardin, Turkey

Sirnak (Şırnak), Turkey

Şanlıurfa (Urfa), Turkey

Van, Turkey

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


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