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, Sirnak and Mardin province 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.
Most modern resettlement is located in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, 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. After the Iraq War in 2003, a number of Assyrians in Baghdad relocated to the Assyrian homeland in northern Iraq. Many others have immigrated to North America, Europe and Australia, especially in the late 20th century and 21st century. Currently, there are a number of settlements on this list that have been abandoned due to persecution, conflict, and other causes.

Iraq

Baghdad Province">Baghdad Governorate">Baghdad Province

Dohuk Province">Dohuk Governorate">Dohuk Province

SettlementAramaicProvinceDistrictNote
AradenܐܪܕܢDohukAmadiya35 Assyrian families inhabit Araden as of May 2004
EnishkeܐܝܢܫܟܐDohukAmadiya30 Assyrian families inhabit Enishke as of May 2004
SarsingܣܪܣܢܓDohukAmadiya150 Assyrian families inhabit Sarsing as of May 2004
BadarashܒܪܕܪܐܫDohukAmadiya40 Assyrian families inhabit Badarash as of May 2004
AmadiyaܥܡܝܕܝܐDohukAmadiya
BazܒܵܙDohukAmadiya10 Assyrian families inhabited Baz in May 2004. 40 Christian and Muslim families inhabit Baz as of June 2011
Bebadiܒܝܬ ܒܥܕܝDohukAmadiya30 Assyrian families inhabit Bebadi as of May 2004
Belejaneܒܠܝܓ̰ܢܐDohukAmadiya15 Assyrian families inhabit Belejane as of May 2004
BelmandܒܠܡܢܕDohukAmadiya50 Assyrian families inhabit Belmand as of May 2004
BeqolkeܒܹܩܘܠܟܐDohukAmadiya74 Assyrians inhabited Beqolke in 1957; 7 Assyrian families inhabited Beqolke in 1978; 4 Assyrian families inhabit Beqolke as of 1991
BenathaܒܹܢܬܐDohukAmadiya8 Assyrian families inhabit Benatha as of May 2004
Beth Shmayayeܒܝܬ ܫܡܝܝܐDohukAmadiya
Beth Tanuraܒܝܬ ܬܢܘܪܐDohukAmadiya
ChalekDohukAmadiya10 Assyrian families inhabit Chalek as of May 2004
Chem Rabatkeܟ̰ܡ ܪܒܬܟܐDohukAmadiya
DawodiyaܕܘܘܕܝܐDohukAmadiya
DehiܕܗܐDohukAmadiya20 Assyrian families inhabit Dehi as of 1991
DereܕܝܪܐDohukAmadiya323 Assyrians inhabited Dere in 1957; 250 Assyrians inhabited Dere in 1988; 25 Assyrian families inhabit Dere as of May 2004
DerishkeܕܝܪܫܟܐDohukAmadiya20 Assyrian families inhabit Derishke as of May 2004
DoreehܕܘܪܗDohukAmadiya30 Assyrian families inhabit Dore as of May 2004
EqriܐܩܪܝDohukAmadiya
EyatܐܝܬDohukAmadiya169 Assyrians inhabited Eyat in 1957; 19 Assyrian families inhabit Eyat as of 2013
HayesܗܝܤDohukAmadiya
HezanyܗܝܙܢܐDohukAmadiya27 Assyrian families inhabit Hezany as of 1991
Jadideܓ̰ܕܝܕܐDohukAmadiya
JelekDohukAmadiya519 Assyrians inhabited Jelek in 1957; 62 Assyrian families inhabit Jelek as of 2011
Joleܫ̰ܘܠܐDohukAmadiya
Kani Balaviܟܢܝ ܒܠܦ̮ܐDohukAmadiya15 Assyrian families inhabit Kani Balavi as of May 2004
KhalilaneܚܠܝܠܢܐDohukAmadiya20 Assyrian families inhabit Khalilane as of May 2004
KomanyܟܘܡܢܐDohukAmadiya20 Assyrian families inhabit Komany as of May 2004
MangeshܡܢܓܫܐDohukAmadiya1195 Assyrians inhabited Mangesh in 1947; 959 Assyrians inhabited Mangesh in 1965
Margajiyaܡܪܓܐ ܓ̰ܝܐDohukAmadiya
MayeܡܝܐDohukAmadiya10 Assyrian families inhabit Maye as of May 2004
MeristekܡܝܪܣܬܟDohukAmadiya
MerogeܡܝܪܘܓܐDohukAmadiya
MezeܡܝܙܐDohukAmadiya
MosakaܡܘܣܵܟܵܐDohukAmadiya
Sardarawaܣܪ ܕܪܒܐDohukAmadiya
Sardashteܣܪܐ ܕܫܬܐDohukAmadiya
SikrineܣܟܪܝܢܐDohukAmadiya
TashishܬܫܝܫDohukAmadiya163 Assyrians inhabited Tashish in 1957.
AqrahܥܩܪܐDohukAqrah
NohawaܢܘܗܒܐDohukAqrah
BabeloܒܵܒܠܘDohukDohuk
BageratܒܓܝܪܬDohukDohuk
DohukܢܘܗܕܪܐDohukDohuk
Gondekosaܓܘܢܕ ܟܘܣܐDohukDohuk
Korygavanaܟܘܪܝܓܦ̮ܢܐDohukDohuk
ZawitaܙܘܝܬܐDohukDohuk
AvzrogܐܒܙܪܘܓDohukSemel
Bajed Beravܒܓ̰ܕ ܒܝܪܦ̮DohukSemel
Bajed Kindalܒܓ̰ܕ ܟܝܢܕܠDohukSemel
BakhetmeܒܚܬܡܐDohukSemel
Bakhlojaܒܚܠܘܓ̰ܐDohukSemel
Jamborܓ̰ܡܒܘܪDohukSemel
Mar Yakooܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒDohukSemel79 Assyrian families inhabit Mar Yakoo as of 2011
SimeleܣܡܠܐDohukSemel
ShezeܫܝܙDohukSemelInhabited as of November 2011
Shkafteܫܟܦ̮ܬܐDohukSemel
SurkaܨܘܪܟܐDohukSemel
Berseveܒܝܪܣܦ̮ܐDohukZakho
DashtatakhܕܫܬܟDohukZakho
Dera Shishܕܝܪܐ ܫܝܫDohukZakho250 Assyrians inhabited Dera Shish in 1976; 8 Assyrian families inhabit Dera Shish as of 2011
Levoܠܝܦ̮ܘDohukZakho
MargaܡܪܓܐDohukZakho
Margasorܡܝܪܓܐ ܣܘܪDohukZakho
Navkandalaܢܐܦ̮ ܟܢܕܠܐDohukZakho
PirakaܦܝܪܟܐDohukZakho
QarawulaܩܪܘܠܐDohukZakho334 Assyrians inhabited Qarawula in 1957; inhabited by 66 Assyrian families in 1975. Inhabited as of November 2011.
SharaneshܫܪܢܘܫDohukZakho
ZakhoܙܟܼܘDohukZakhoA 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.

Erbil Province">Erbil Governorate">Erbil Province

SettlementAramaicProvinceDistrictNote
AnkawaܥܢܟܒܐErbilErbil
ArmotaܐܪܡܥܘܛܐErbilKoya
BatasܒܬܣErbilShaqlawa
BidialܒܕܝܠErbilBarzan5 Assyrian families inhabit Bidial as of 1991
DarbandokehܕܪܒܢܕܘܟܐErbilShaqlawa
DianaܕܝܢܐErbilSoran
HarirܗܪܝܪErbilShaqlawa
HawdiyanErbilShaqlawa
HinariErbil
Koy SanjaqܟܘܝܐErbilKoy Sinjaq
RowanduzܪܘܢܕܝܙErbilSoran
SeerishmiܣܝܪܫܡܝErbil
ShaqlawaܫܩܠܒܐErbilShaqlawa
QalataܩܠܬܐErbil