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The following is a list of current Assyrian towns and villages. It is worth mentioning that a good amount of Assyrians in the Middle East live in cities and not rural areas because of events during the 20th century (see Assyrian genocide.) These cities include Arbil, Dohuk, Mosul, Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basra, Tehran, Urmia, Aleppo, Damascus, Homs and Istanbul. Inhabitants of these villages and towns are Assyrian people who speak Aramaic and follow primarily the Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Catholic Church and Ancient Church of the East. Most are in northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, southeastern Turkey and northeastern Syria, a region in and around the traditional and historic Assyrian homeland.

Currently, there are a number of villages in northern Iraq that are emptied. This is mostly due to the Al-Anfal Campaign of the 1980s.

Iraq

Arbil Province

Dohuk Province

Dohuk District

• Babelo
• Bagerat
• Dohuk / Nohadra ܢܘܗܕܪܐ
• Gondekosa
• Korygavana

Semel District

• Upper Avzrog
• Bajed Berav
• Bajed Kindal
• Bakhitma
• Bakhloja
• Jambor
• Semele
• Sheze
• Shkafte
• Surka

Emptied villages

• Badaliya
• Der Jondi
• Hejirke
• Mar Yako
• Mawana

Zakho District

• Berseve
• Dashtatakh
• Der Abon
• Levo ليفو
• Marga
• Margasor
• Navkandala
• Piraka
• Pish Khabour
• Zakho

Emptied villages

• Alanesh
• Bahnona
• Benekhre
• Bhere
• Der Hozan
• Derashish
• Istablan
• Malla Arap (currently illegally occupied by Kurds)
• Margashish
• Qarawla (currently illegally occupied by Kurds)
• Sanat
• Sharanesh Nassara
• Shwadan
• Steblan
• Umra

Amadiya District

• Amadiya
• Araden
• Ashawa
• Badarash
• Barwari
• Baz
• Bebadi
• Bebalok
• Belijane
• Belmand
• Benatha
• Beth Shmayaye
• Botara
• Chalek
• Chem Rabatke
• Dawodiya
• Dehi
• Dere
• Derishke
• Dore
• Enishke
• Eqri
• Eyat
• Halwa
• Hamziya
• Hayes
• Hezany
• Jadide
• Jole
• Kani Balavi
• Khalilane
• Khwara
• Komany
• Magrebiya
• Malakhta
• Margajiya
• Maye
• Meristek
• Meroge
• Meze
• Mosaka
• Sardarawa
• Sardashte
• Sarsing
• Sikrine
• Tashish
• Tin
• Tothe Shemaye

Emptied villages

• Argen
• Atosh
• Barzanke
• Bashu
• Beqolke
• Bobawa
• Cham Eshrat
• Cham Siny (currently illegally occpied by Kurds)
• Chamike
• Chaqala
• Chem Chale
• Dergne
• Dohoke
• Essan
• Estep
• Hawarke
• Hawentka
• Hish
• Mahode
• Maydan
• Nerwa
• Qaro
• Sedar
• Tashike
• Wela

Shekhan District

• Armash
• Beboze
• Dize
• Mala Barwan
• Tilan

Akre District

• Akre
• Nohawa

Emptied villages

• Sharman (currently illegally occupied by Kurds)
• Shosh (currently illegally occupied by Kurds)

Ninawa Province

• Ain Sifni
• Alqosh ܐܠܩܘܫ
• Bakhdida ܒܟܕܝܕܐ
• Balawat
• Baqofah ܒܬܢܝܐ
• Bartella ܒܪܬܠܐ
• Batnaya ܒܬܢܝܐ
• Dashqotan
• Karamles ܟܪܡܠܝܣ
• Khorsabad
• Sharafiya
• Tel Keppe ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ
• Tel Esqof ܬܠ ܝܣܩܘܦܐ

Iran

West Azarbaijan Province

West Azarbaijan, Iran

• Abdullachand
• Ada
• Ardishai
• Balanej (Balanush)
• Chamakieh
• Digala
• Dizataka
• Geogtapa
• Golpashan
• Iryawa
• Khanishan
• Lolham (Lulpa)
• Mar Nukha
• Mar Sargis
• Margawar
• Mawana ܡܥܘܢܐ
• Mushawa
• Qarajalu
• Saatlou
• Salmas
• Sangar
• Sarna
• Shirabad
• Sipurghan
• Tergawar
• Yengija
• Zoomalan ܙܘܡܠܢ

Syria

Al Hasakah Province

• Abu Tena
• Al Hasakah
• Jazirah
• Kharita
• Qabr Shamya
• Qamishli
• Sapeh
• Tel Ahmar
• Tel Arboush
• Tel Baloaa
• Tel Baz
• Tel Brej
• Tel Damshesh
• Tel Faitha
• Tel Goran
• Tel Halaf
• Tel Hipyan
• Tel Hormez
• Tel Jadiya
• Tel Jumaa
• Tel Kepchi
• Tel Meghada
• Tel Mighas
• Tel Misas
• Tel Najma
• Tel Nasri
• Tel Paweda
• Tel Ruman Foqani
• Tel Ruman Tahtani
• Tel Sakra
• Tel Shama
• Tel Shamiram
• Tel Tal
• Tel Talaa
• Tel Tamer
• Tel Tawil
• Tel Wardet
  
• Um Alkeif
• Um Gargen
• Um Waqfa

Homs

• Fairouzeh
• Ma'loula (part of the Damascus governance)
• Zaidal (some Assyrian families)

Turkey

Batman Province

• Benkelbé, Turkish: Çukuryurt
• Hesno d'Kifo, ancient Cepha and Kiphas, Turkish: Hasankeyf
• Kafro ‘Elayto, Turkish: Arıca
• Zercel, Turkish: Danalı

Diyarbakır Province

• Amid, Turkish: Diyarbakır

Elazığ Province

• Elazig, Turkish: Elazığ

Hakkari Province

• 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
• Zawita

Mardin Province

• Ahlah, Turkish: Narlı
• Anhel, Turkish: Yemişli
• Arbayé, Turkish: Alayurt
• Arbo, Turkish: Taşköy
• Arnas, Turkish: Bağlarbaşı
• Badibé / Beth Débé, Turkish: Dibek
• Beth Man’am, Turkish: Bahminir
• Beth Qustan / Békusyoné, Turkish: Alagöz
• Birguriya, Turkish: Birigirya
• Bnebil, Turkish: Benabil
• Boté, Turkish: Bardakçı
• Chtrako
• Dara, Turkish: Oğuz
• Dayro du Slibo, Turkish: Çatalçam
• Derelya
• Deyrkubé, Turkish: Karagöl
• Ehwo, Turkish: Güzelsu
• Gremira, Turkish: Girmeli
• Gundeké di‘Ito
• Habsus, Turkish: Mercimekli
• Hah, Turkish: Anıtlı
• Harabale / Arkah, Turkish: Üçköy
• Harabémechka, Turkish: Dağiçi
• Iwardo, Turkish: Gülgöze
• Kafro Tahtayto, Turkish: Elbeğendi
• Kanak, Turkish: Kaynak
• Karboran, Turkish: Dargeçit
• Kelith, Turkish: Dereiçi
• Kfarbé, Turkish: Güngören
• Kfarze, Turkish: Altıntaş
• M’aré, Turkish: Eskihisar
• Ma'asarte, Turkish: Ömerli
• Mardin
• Midyat
• Mor Bobo, Turkish: Günyurdu
• Mzizah, Turkish: Doğançay
• Nsivin, ancient Nisibis, Turkish: Nusaybin
• Saleh, Turkish: Barıştepe
• Séderi, Turkish: Üçyol
• Yardo, Turkish: Yamanlar
• Zaz, Turkish: İzbırak

Şırnak Province

• Azakh, Turkish: İdil
• Basibrin / Bsorino, Turkish: Haberli
• Bohtan
• Esfes, Turkish: Yarbaşı
• Geznakh, Turkish: Cevizağacı in Beytüşşebap
• Gzira, Turkish: Cizre
• Hassana, Turkish: Kösreli
• Meer, Turkish: Kovankaya in Beytüşşebap
• Miden, Turkish: Ögündük
• Sare / Ester / Gawayto, Turkish: Sarıköy
• Shari
• Tamerzé, Turkish: Uçarlı

See also

Assyrians portal

• Assyrian diaspora
• Assyrian people
• List of Nochiyayeh settlements
• Tur Abdin (Syriac name for the settlements and regions in Mardin and Sirnak province)

References

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