List of Assyrian settlements

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.

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^[1]

Dohuk Province

Settlement	Aramaic	Province	District	Note(s)
Araden^[2]	ܐܪܕܢ	Dohuk	Amadiya	35 Assyrian families inhabit Araden as of May 2004^[3]
Enishke	ܐܝܢܫܟܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	30 Assyrian families inhabit Enishke as of May 2004^[3]
Sarsing^[4]	ܣܪܣܢܓ	Dohuk	Amadiya	150 Assyrian families inhabit Sarsing as of May 2004^[5]
Badarash		Dohuk	Amadiya	40 Assyrian families inhabit Badarash as of May 2004^[3]
Amadiya^[6]	ܥܡܝܕܝܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Ashawa		Dohuk	Amadiya	619 Assyrians inhabit Ashawa in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[6]
Baz		Dohuk	Amadiya	10 Assyrian families inhabit Baz as of May 2004^[7]
Bebadi	ܒܝܬ ܒܥܕܝ	Dohuk	Amadiya	30 Assyrian families inhabit Bebadi as of May 2004^[6]
Bebalok		Dohuk	Amadiya	25 Assyrian families inhabited Bebalok in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[8]
Belejane		Dohuk	Amadiya	15 Assyrian families inhabit Belejane as of May 2004^[9]
Belmand		Dohuk	Amadiya	50 Assyrian families inhabit Belmand as of May 2004^[10]
Benatha		Dohuk	Amadiya	8 Assyrian families inhabit Benatha as of May 2004^[3]
Beth Shmayaye		Dohuk	Amadiya
Botara		Dohuk	Amadiya	12 families inhabited Botara in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[11]
Chalek		Dohuk	Amadiya	10 Assyrian families inhabit Chalek as of May 2004^[7]
Chem Rabatke		Dohuk	Amadiya
Dawodiya	ܕܘܘܕܝܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Dehi	ܪܗܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Dehi as of 1991
Dere		Dohuk	Amadiya	25 Assyrian families inhabit Dere as of May 2004^[9]
Dergny		Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Derishke		Dohuk	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Derishke as of May 2004^[8]
Dore		Dohuk	Amadiya	30 Assyrian families inhabit Dore as of May 2004^[12]
Eqri		Dohuk	Amadiya
Eyat		Dohuk	Amadiya
Halwa	ܗܠܘܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	40 Assyrian families inhabited Halwa in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[11]
Hamziya	ܗܡܙܝܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	102 Assyrians inhabited Hamziya in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[6]
Hayes		Dohuk	Amadiya
Hezany		Dohuk	Amadiya	27 Assyrian families inhabit Hezany as of 1991
Jadide		Dohuk	Amadiya
Jole		Dohuk	Amadiya
Kani Balavi		Dohuk	Amadiya	15 Assyrian families inhabit Kani Balavi as of May 2004^[11]
Khalilane		Dohuk	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Khalilane as of May 2004^[13]
Khwara		Dohuk	Amadiya	92 Assyrians inhabited Khwara in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[8]
Komany	ܟܘܡܢܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya	20 Assyrian families inhabit Komany as of May 2004^[9]
Magrebiya		Dohuk	Amadiya	18 Assyrians inhabited Magrebiya in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[12]
Malakhta		Dohuk	Amadiya	28 Assyrians inhabited Malakhta in 1957; uninhabited by Assyrians as of May 2004^[12]
Margajiya		Dohuk	Amadiya
Maye		Dohuk	Amadiya	10 Assyrian families inhabit Maye as of May 2004^[8]
Meristek		Dohuk	Amadiya
Meroge		Dohuk	Amadiya
Meze	ܡܝܙܐ	Dohuk	Amadiya
Mosaka		Dohuk	Amadiya
Sardarawa		Dohuk	Amadiya
Sardashte		Dohuk	Amadiya
Sikrine		Dohuk	Amadiya
Tashish		Dohuk	Amadiya
Argen		Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Atosh		Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Barzanke		Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Bashu		Dohuk	Amadiya	Uninhabited
Beqolke		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
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
Simele	ܣܡܠܐ	Dohuk	Semel
Sheze		Dohuk	Semel
Shkafte		Dohuk	Semel
Surka		Dohuk	Semel
Badaliya		Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Der Jondi		Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Hejirke		Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Mar Yako		Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Mawana		Dohuk	Semel	Uninhabited
Berseve		Dohuk	Zakho
Dashtatakh		Dohuk	Zakho
Dayrabun	ܕܝܪ ܐܒܘܢܐ	Dohuk	Zakho
Levo		Dohuk	Zakho
Marga		Dohuk	Zakho
Margasor		Dohuk	Zakho
Navkandala		Dohuk	Zakho
Piraka		Dohuk	Zakho
Faysh Khabur	ܦܝܫܐܒܘܪ	Dohuk	Zakho
Zakho	ܙܟܼܘ	Dohuk	Zakho
Sharanesh	ܫܪܢܘܫ	Dohuk	Zakho
Alanesh		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Bahnona		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Benekhre		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Bhere		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Der Hozan		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Derashish		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Istablan		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Malla Arap		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Margashish		Dohuk	Zakho	Uninhabited
Qarawla		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
Ankawa	ܥܢܟܒܐ	Erbil	Erbil
Armota	ܐܪܡܥܘܛܐ	Erbil	Koya
Batas	ܒܬܣ	Erbil
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
Ain Sifni	ܥܝܢ ܣܦܢܐ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Alqosh	ܐܠܩܘܫ	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
Khorsabad		Nineveh
Sharafiya	ܫܪܦܝܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe
Tel Keppe	ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe
Tel Esqof	ܬܠ ܝܣܩܘܦܐ	Nineveh	Tel Keppe
Armash	ܥܪܡܫ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Beboze	ܒܒܘܙܐ	Nineveh	Shekhan
Dize		Nineveh	Shekhan
Mala Barwan		Nineveh	Shekhan
Tilan		Nineveh	Shekhan

Iran

West Azarbaijan, Iran

West Azarbaijan Province

Anhar
Armod Agaj
Abdullachand
Ada
Ardishai
Balanej (Balanush)
Chamakieh
Charbash
Digala
Dizataka
Gavilan
Geogtapa populated
Golpashan populated
Iryawa
Khanishan
Lolham (Lulpa)
Mar Nukha
Mar Sargis
Margawar
Mawana ܡܥܘܢܐ
Mushawa
Qarajalu
Saatlou
Salmas
Sangar
Jamlava (Jamal Abad)
Sarna
Shirabad
Sipurghan
Tergawar
Urmia
Yengija
Zoomalan ܙܘܡܠܢ

Tehran, Iran

Tehran Province

Gisha

Syria

Al Hasakah, Syria

Homs, Syria

al-Hasakah Governorate

Damascus Governorate

Homs Governorate

Fairouzeh
Zaidal (some Assyrian families)
Al-Qaryatayn (some Assyrian families)
Sadad

Turkey

Note- not all settlements listed are still inhabited by Assyrians

Batman, Turkey

Diyarbakir, Turkey

Elazig, Turkey

Gaziantep, Turkey

Hakkari, Turkey

Istanbul,Turkey

Mardin, Turkey

Sirnak (Şırnak), Turkey

Şanlıurfa (Urfa), Turkey

Van, 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) ^[14]

Diyarbakır Province

Amid, Turkish: Diyarbakır(inhabited)

Elazığ Province

Elazig, Turkish: Elazığ

Gaziantep Province

Aïntap, Turkish: Gaziantep

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

Istanbul, Turkish: İstanbul

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)
Gundeké di‘Ito
Habsus, Turkish: Mercimekli(inhabited)^[15]
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)^[16]
Mardin(inhabited)
Midyat(inhabited)
Mor Bobo, Turkish: Günyurdu(inhabited)
Mzizah, Turkish: Doğançay(inhabited)
Nsivin, 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
Gzira, Turkish: Cizre(uninhabited)
Hassana, Turkish: Kösreli(abandoned)
Meer, Turkish: Kovankaya

(uninhabited)

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

(inhabited)

Shari
Tamerzé, Turkish: Uçar(uninhabited)

Şanlıurfa Province

Şanlıurfa

Van Province

Van (uninhabited)

References

↑ The Telegraph: Iraq crisis: The Last Christians of Dora [1]
↑ Kurdish Culture and Society: An Annotated Bibliography, Lokman I. Meho, Kelly L. Maglaughlin, p. 267 [2]
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 9
↑ Assyrian Church Prelates Visit the Historic Village of Sarsing in Northern Iraq [3]
↑ Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 8
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 11
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 7
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 5
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 10
↑ Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 13
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 6
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 4
↑ Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 12
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The Fate Of Assyrian Villages Annexed To Today's Dohuk Governorate In Iraq And The Conditions In These Villages Following The Establishment Of The Iraqi State In 1921, Majed Eshoo (PDF)

[1] The Telegraph: Iraq crisis: The Last Christians of Dora [1]

[2] Kurdish Culture and Society: An Annotated Bibliography, Lokman I. Meho, Kelly L. Maglaughlin, p. 267 [2]

[Eshoo9-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 9

[4] Assyrian Church Prelates Visit the Historic Village of Sarsing in Northern Iraq [3]

[5] Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 8

[Eshoo11-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 11

[Eshoo7-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 7

[Eshoo5-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 5

[Eshoo10-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 10

[10] Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 13

[Eshoo6-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 6

[Eshoo4-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 4

[Eshoo12-13] Majed Eshoo, The Fate Of Assyrian Villages, p. 12

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