The homeland of the indigenous Assyrians was « Parts of today’s northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, and northeastern Syria”. The Assyrian communities that remain in their Assyrian homeland are in Syria (400,000), Iraq (300,000), Iran (20,000) and Turkey (15,000-25,100).

Which country is Assyria now?

Assyria, the northern kingdom of Mesopotamia, became the center of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East.its present location Northern Iraq and Southeast Turkey.

Why didn’t the Assyrians have a country?

They are a minority in their traditional homeland due to genocide and war As a result, political autonomy has not been possible due to security risks and explains why the Assyrian independence movement exists today.

Do Assyrians still exist?

Assyrians today more than five million And are direct descendants of the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian empires. Immigrants from Iraq and Iran prefer to settle in the US and Australia, while Assyrians from Turkey prefer to settle in Europe.

How did the Assyrians lose their country?

They were split by Nestorianism in the 5th century, and from the 8th century they became a religious minority with the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia.they suffer Genocide when the Ottoman Empire collapsedand today largely live in the diaspora.

Syria and Assyria: What’s the Difference?

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