List of Assyrian settlements

The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of Assyrians from Southeastern Turkey who left their indigenous tribal districts in Hakkari (or the historical Hakkari region), Sirnak and Mardin province^[2] due to torment, violence and displacement by Ottomans and Kurds in the First World War. Many Assyrians from Urmia, Iran were also affected and as such have emigrated and settled in other towns. Resettling again occurred during the Simele massacre in northern Iraq, perpetrated by the Iraqi military coup in the 1930s, with many fleeing to northeastern Syria.^[3]

Most modern resettlement is located in Iraq,^[4] Syria, Turkey,^[5] and Iran in the cities of Baghdad, Habbaniyah, Kirkuk, Duhok, Al-Hasakah, Tehran, Mardin and Damascus. Few Assyrian settlements exist in Turkey today and also in the Caucasus. The exodus to the cities or towns of these aforementioned countries occurred between late 1910s and 1930s.^[6]^[7] After the Iraq War in 2003, a number of Assyrians in Baghdad relocated to the Assyrian homeland in northern Iraq.^[8] Many others have immigrated to North America, Europe and Australia, especially in the late 20th century and 21st century.^[9] Currently, there are a number of settlements on this list that have been abandoned due to persecution, conflict, and other causes.^[10]

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Settlement	Aramaic	Province	District	Note(s)
Araden^[12]	ܐܪܕܢ	Dohuk	Amadiya	35 Assyrian families inhabit Araden as of May 2004^[13]
Enishke	ܐܝܢܫܟܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	30 Assyrian families inhabit Enishke as of May 2004^[13]
Sarsing^[14]	ܣܪܣܢܓ	Dohuk	Amadiya	150 Assyrian families inhabit Sarsing as of May 2004^[15]
Badarash	ܒܪܕܪܐܫ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	40 Assyrian families inhabit Badarash as of May 2004^[13]
Amadiya^[16]	ܥܡܝܕܝܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Baz	ܒܵܙ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	10 Assyrian families inhabited Baz in May 2004.^[17] 40 Christian and Muslim families inhabit Baz as of June 2011^[18]
Bebadi	ܒܝܬ ܒܥܕܝ	Dohuk	Amadiya	30 Assyrian families inhabit Bebadi as of May 2004^[16]
Belejane	ܒܠܝܓ̰ܢܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	15 Assyrian families inhabit Belejane as of May 2004^[19]
Belmand	ܒܠܡܢܕ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	50 Assyrian families inhabit Belmand as of May 2004^[20]
Beqolke	ܒܹܩܘܠܟܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	74 Assyrians inhabited Beqolke in 1957; 7 Assyrian families inhabited Beqolke in 1978; 4 Assyrian families inhabit Beqolke as of 1991^[21]
Benatha	ܒܹܢܬܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	8 Assyrian families inhabit Benatha as of May 2004^[13]
Beth Shmayaye	ܒܝܬ ܫܡܝܝܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Beth Tanura	ܒܝܬ ܬܢܘܪܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Chalek		Dohuk	Amadiya	10 Assyrian families inhabit Chalek as of May 2004^[17]
Chem Rabatke	ܟ̰ܡ ܪܒܬܟܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Dawodiya	ܕܘܘܕܝܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Dehi	ܕܗܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Dehi as of 1991
Dere	ܕܝܪܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	323 Assyrians inhabited Dere in 1957;^[22] 250 Assyrians inhabited Dere in 1988;^[22] 25 Assyrian families inhabit Dere as of May 2004^[19]
Derishke	ܕܝܪܫܟܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Derishke as of May 2004^[23]
Doreeh	ܕܘܪܗ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	30 Assyrian families inhabit Dore as of May 2004^[24]
Eqri	ܐܩܪܝ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Eyat	ܐܝܬ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	169 Assyrians inhabited Eyat in 1957; 19 Assyrian families inhabit Eyat as of 2013 ^[25]
Hayes	ܗܝܤ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Hezany	ܗܝܙܢܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	27 Assyrian families inhabit Hezany as of 1991
Jadide	ܓ̰ܕܝܕܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Jelek		Dohuk	Amadiya	519 Assyrians inhabited Jelek in 1957; 62 Assyrian families inhabit Jelek as of 2011 ^[26]
Jole	ܫ̰ܘܠܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Kani Balavi	ܟܢܝ ܒܠܦ̮ܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	15 Assyrian families inhabit Kani Balavi as of May 2004^[27]
Khalilane	ܚܠܝܠܢܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Khalilane as of May 2004^[28]
Komany	ܟܘܡܢܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Komany as of May 2004^[19]
Mangesh	ܡܢܓܫܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	1195 Assyrians inhabited Mangesh in 1947; 959 Assyrians inhabited Mangesh in 1965^[29]
Margajiya	ܡܪܓܐ ܓ̰ܝܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Maye	ܡܝܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	10 Assyrian families inhabit Maye as of May 2004^[23]
Meristek	ܡܝܪܣܬܟ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Meroge	ܡܝܪܘܓܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Meze	ܡܝܙܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Mosaka	ܡܘܣܵܟܵܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Sardarawa	ܣܪ ܕܪܒܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Sardashte	ܣܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya
Sikrine	ܣܟܪܝܢܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Tashish	ܬܫܝܫ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Amadiya	163 Assyrians inhabited Tashish in 1957.^[30]
Aqrah	ܥܩܪܐ	Dohuk	Aqrah
Nohawa	ܢܘܗܒܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Aqrah
Babelo	ܒܵܒܠܘ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Dohuk
Bagerat	ܒܓܝܪܬ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Dohuk
Dohuk	ܢܘܗܕܪܐ	Dohuk	Dohuk
Gondekosa	ܓܘܢܕ ܟܘܣܐ	Dohuk	Dohuk
Korygavana	ܟܘܪܝܓܦ̮ܢܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Dohuk
Zawita	ܙܘܝܬܐ	Dohuk	Dohuk
Avzrog	ܐܒܙܪܘܓ	Dohuk	Semel
Bajed Berav	ܒܓ̰ܕ ܒܝܪܦ̮	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel
Bajed Kindal	ܒܓ̰ܕ ܟܝܢܕܠ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel
Bakhetme	ܒܚܬܡܐ	Dohuk	Semel
Bakhloja	ܒܚܠܘܓ̰ܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel
Jambor	ܓ̰ܡܒܘܪ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel
Mar Yakoo	ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel	79 Assyrian families inhabit Mar Yakoo as of 2011^[31]
Simele	ܣܡܠܐ	Dohuk	Semel
Sheze	ܫܝܙ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel	Inhabited as of November 2011^[32]
Shkafte	ܫܟܦ̮ܬܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel
Surka	ܨܘܪܟܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Semel
Berseve	ܒܝܪܣܦ̮ܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Dashtatakh	ܕܫܬܟ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Dera Shish	ܕܝܪܐ ܫܝܫ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho	250 Assyrians inhabited Dera Shish in 1976; 8 Assyrian families inhabit Dera Shish as of 2011^[33]
Levo	ܠܝܦ̮ܘ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Marga	ܡܪܓܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Margasor	ܡܝܪܓܐ ܣܘܪ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Navkandala	ܢܐܦ̮ ܟܢܕܠܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Piraka	ܦܝܪܟܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Qarawula	ܩܪܘܠܐ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho	334 Assyrians inhabited Qarawula in 1957; inhabited by 66 Assyrian families in 1975. Inhabited as of November 2011.^[34]
Sharanesh	ܫܪܢܘܫ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho
Zakho	ܙܟܼܘ	Dohuk(Nuhadrah)	Zakho	A Chaldo-Assyrian tribe, associated with Catholic Assyrians. It has been inhabited by Assyrians since the 5th century. Assyrians from Hakkari, Turkey, have resettled there to escape persecution and violence by Ottoman Turks in the early 20th century. Nuhadrah is the ancient Assyrian name for what is now called Duhok to 'foreigners. Erbil is another name that is called something within the indigenous people of that land, the Assyrians. ^[35] ^[36]

Settlement	Aramaic	Province	District	Note(s)
Ankawa	ܥܢܟܒܐ	Erbil	Erbil
Armota	ܐܪܡܥܘܛܐ	Erbil	Koya
Batas	ܒܬܣ	Erbil	Shaqlawa
Bidial	ܒܕܝܠ	Erbil	Barzan	5 Assyrian families inhabit Bidial as of 1991^[37]
Darbandokeh	ܕܪܒܢܕܘܟܐ	Erbil	Shaqlawa
Diana	ܕܝܢܐ	Erbil	Soran
Harir	ܗܪܝܪ	Erbil	Shaqlawa
Hawdiyan		Erbil	Shaqlawa
Hinari		Erbil
Koy Sanjaq	ܟܘܝܐ	Erbil
Rowanduz	ܪܘܢܕܝܙ	Erbil	Soran
Seerishmi	ܣܝܪܫܡܝ	Erbil
Shaqlawa	ܫܩܠܒܐ	Erbil	Shaqlawa
Qalata	ܩܠܬܐ	Erbil

Settlement	Aramaic	Province	District	Note(s)
Mosul	ܡܘܨܠ	Nineveh	Al-Mosul	Assyrians have inhabited the city of Mosul for over a millennia.^[38] Population records show a continuous Assyrian presence in Mosul from at least the 16th century.the famous monstery of Mar Matti an hour from the northern region of Erbil Many families across the globe visit to celebrate events such as Lent (Eid) and the day of Mar Matti ^[39]^[40] Assyrians from Mosul (known as Mawasli) are Arabic-speaking, their dialect belongs to North Mesopotamian Arabic.^[41]^[42] Most belong to Syriac churches; the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syriac Catholic Church, and the Chaldean Catholic Church.^[43]^[44] A few having converted from Syriac churches to Protestantism starting in the mid 19th century.^[45] The majority of Mosul Assyrians migrated south to Baghdad in the 1960s due to political unrest and persecution, (1959 Mosul Uprising).^[46] However, Assyrians continued to live in Mosul until being fully driven out by ISIS in 2014.^[47] After the recapturing of Mosul, only a few Assyrian families have returned to the city.^[48]
Ain Sifni	ܥܝܢ ܣܦܢܐ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Alqosh	ܐܠܩܘܫ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe	Ancient Assyrian tribe associated with Catholic Assyrians. It was also settled by Assyrians from Hakkari after 1914.
Bandwaya		Nineveh	Tel-Keppe
Bakhdida	ܒܟܕܝܕܐ	Nineveh	Al-Hamdaniya	Was an ancient, pre-Christian Assyrian town filled with historical artifacts. Always had a significant Christian minority in modern times. Was also settled by Assyrians from southeastern Turkey.
Balawat	ܒܝܬ ܠܒܬ	Nineveh	Al-Hamdaniya
Baqofah	ܒܬܢܝܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe
Bartella	ܒܪܬܠܐ	Nineveh	Al-Hamdaniya	Home to Oriental Orthodox Syriacs and Eastern Catholic Syriacs. Most emigrated out of the town due to Islamic terrorism and violence.
Batnaya	ܒܬܢܝܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe	Ancient Assyrian tribe associated with Catholic Assyrians. Partially resettled as of now, post-ISIS.
Dashqotan	ܕܫܩܘܬܢ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Karamles	ܟܪܡܠܝܣ	Nineveh	Al-Hamdaniya
Jambour^[49]		Nineveh	Tel Keppe
Khorsabad		Nineveh
Merki	ܡܪܓܐ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Sharafiya	ܫܪܦܝܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe	Tyari Assyrian immigrated here from Hakkari province after persecution and violence by Ottomans in 1914
Tel Keppe	ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe	Ancient Assyrian tribe populated by Catholic Assyrians (Chaldeans). Also has had Assyrian settlements from Hakkari.
Tesqopa	ܬܠ ܝܣܩܘܦܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe	As above.
Armash	ܥܪܡܫ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Azakh	ܐܕܟ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Beboze	ܒܒܘܙܐ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Dize		Nineveh	Shekhan
Mala Barwan	ܡܠܐ ܒܪܘܢ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Tilan	ܬܠܐ	Nineveh	Shekhan

Settlement	Aramaic	Province	District	Note(s)
Ashawa	ܐܫܘܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	619 Assyrians inhabited Ashawa in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[16]
Bebalok	ܒܝܒܠܘܟ	Dohuk	Amadiya	25 Assyrian families inhabited Bebalok in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[23]
Botara	ܒܘܬܪܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	12 families inhabited Botara in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[27]
Dergny	ܕܪܓܢܝ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Halwa	ܗܠܘܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	40 Assyrian families inhabited Halwa in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[27]
Hamziya	ܗܡܙܝܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	102 Assyrians inhabited Hamziya in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[16]
Khwara	ܚܘܪܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	92 Assyrians inhabited Khwara in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[23]
Magrebiya	ܡܓܪܒܝܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	18 Assyrians inhabited Magrebiya in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[24]
Malakhta	ܡܐܠܟܬܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	28 Assyrians inhabited Malakhta in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[24]
Argen	ܐܪܓܢ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Atosh	ܐܬܘܫ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Barzanke	ܒܪܙܢܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Bash	ܒܫ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Bobawa	ܒܘܒܘܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Cham Eshrat	ܟ̰ܡ ܐܝܫܪܬ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Cham Siny	ܟ̰ܡ ܣܝܢܝ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Chamike	ܟ̰ܡܝܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Chaqala	ܟ̰ܩܠܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Chem Chale	ܟ̰ܡ ܟ̰ܠܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Dohoke	ܕܘܗܘܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Essan	ܐܝܣܢ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Estep	ܐܣܬܦ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Hawarke	ܗܒܪܝܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Hawentka	ܗܒܢܬܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Hish	ܬܝܫ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Mahode	ܡܗܘܕܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Maydan	ܡܝܕܐܢ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Nerwa	ܢܪܒܐ ܬܚܬܝܬܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited, see also Nerwa Rekan
Qaro	ܩܪܘ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Sedar	ܣܝܕܪ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Tashike	ܬܫܝܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Wela	ܘܝܠܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Sharman	ܫܪܡܢ	Dohuk	Aqrah	Uninhabited
Shosh	ܫܘܫ	Dohuk	Aqrah	Uninhabited
Badaliya	ܒܕܠܝܐ	Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Der Jondi	ܕܝܪ ܓ̰ܢܕܝ	Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Hejirke	ܗܫ̰ܝܪܟܐ	Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Mawana	ܡܘܢܐ	Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Alanesh	ܐܠܢܝܫ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Bahnona	ܒܗܢܘܢܐ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Benekhre	ܒܝܢܐ ܚܐܪܐ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Bhere	ܒܚܝܪܐ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Der Hozan	ܕܝܪ ܗܘܙܢ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Istablan	ܐܣܬܒܠܢ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Malla Arap	ܡܠܐ ܥܪܒ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Margashish	ܡܪܓܐ ܫܝܫ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Sanat	ܣܢܬ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Shwadan	ܫܘܕܢ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Steblan	ܣܬܒܠܢ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Umra	ܥܘܡܪܐ	Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited

List of Assyrian settlements

Iraq

Baghdad Province

Dohuk Province

Erbil Province

Kirkuk Governorate

Nineveh Province

Abandoned villages

Iran

West Azerbaijan Province

Iranian Kurdistan

Tehran Province

Syria

Al-Hasakah Governorate

Turkey

Diyarbakır Province

Batman Province

Mardin province

Şırnak Province

Hakkari Province

Armenia

Ararat Province

Armavir Province

Kotayk Province

See also

References

Bibliography

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