Assyrian homelandThe Assyrian homeland, Assyria (Āṯōr or Bêth Nahrin) refers to the homeland of the Assyrian people within which Assyrian civilisation developed, located in their indigenous Upper Mesopotamia. The territory that forms the Assyrian homeland is, similarly to the rest of Mesopotamia, currently divided between present-day Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria. In Iran, the Urmia Plain forms a thin margin of the ancestral Assyrian homeland in the north-west, and the only section of the Assyrian homeland beyond the Mesopotamian region.
Assyrians in IraqIraqi Assyrians (ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ, آشوريو العراق) are an ethnic and linguistic minority group, indigenous to Upper Mesopotamia. Assyrians in Iraq are those Assyrians still residing in the country of Iraq, and those in the Assyrian diaspora who are of Iraqi-Assyrian heritage. They share a common history and ethnic identity, rooted in shared linguistic, cultural and religious traditions, with Assyrians in Iran, Assyrians in Turkey and Assyrians in Syria, as well as with the Assyrian diaspora.
Assyriens en Iranvignette|Assyriens de la région du lac d'Oroumieh. Photographie colorisée du . Les Assyriens , aussi appelés Assyro-Chaldéens sont une des Minorités ethnico-religieuses en Iran d'Iran reconnue par la constitution de 1979. La communauté comptait plus de au début du et son nombre s'élève à à la fin du . Les Assyriens en Iran sont majoritairement concentrés à Téhéran et dans la région autour d'Orumieh et du lac d'Orumieh, dans la province d'Azerbaïdjan occidental.
Assyriens de SyrieLes Assyriens de Syrie sont pour la plupart originaire de Turquie et d'Irak. Ils ont quitté leur pays respectifs pendant l'ère du mandat français en Syrie. En 1936, lors d'incidents dans le pays, des chefs religieux et politiques de la province de Djézireh ont demandé aux autorités françaises un statut d'autonomie pour leur province. Comme pour le Sandjak d'Alexandrette, ou le territoire autonome des Alaouites, mais les nationalistes arabes se sont opposés à cela, dénonçant la balkanisation de la Syrie. Ca
Plaine de NinivePlaine de Ninive (Dasta d'Ninwe ; sahl naynawa), également connue comme Plaine de Mossoul ou Plaine de Sinjar, se situe dans la province de Ninive en Irak au nord-est de Mossoul. La Plaine de Ninive s'étale sur trois districts : Tél Keppe, Al-Hamdaniya, et Ain Sifni. La zone comprend les ruines assyriennes des villes de Ninive, Nimrud, et Dur-Sharrukin, ainsi que de nombreux sites religieux chrétiens, musulmans et yézidis, tels que le monastère Mor Mattay, le Monastère Rabban Hormizd, le tombeau de Nahum et Lalesh.
Ethnic groups in EuropeEuropeans are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various ethnic groups that reside in the states of Europe. Groups may be defined by common genetic ancestry, common language, or both. The total number of national minority populations in Europe is estimated at 105 million people, or 14% of 770 million Europeans. The Russians are the most populous among Europeans, with a population of roughly 120 million. There are no universally accepted and precise definitions of the terms "ethnic group" and "nationality".
Assyrian independence movementThe Assyrian independence movement is a political movement and ethno-nationalist desire of ethnic Assyrians to live in their indigenous Assyrian homeland in northern Mesopotamia under the self-governance of an Assyrian State. The tumultuous history of the traditional Assyrian homeland and surrounding regions, as well as the Partition of the Ottoman Empire, led to the emergence of modern Assyrian nationalism. To this respect, Assyrian independence movement is a "catch-all" term of the collective efforts of proponents of Assyrian nationalism in the context of the modern nation state.
Assyrian continuityAssyrian continuity is the study of continuity between the modern Assyrian people, an indigenous ethnic minority in the Middle East, and the people of ancient Assyria and Mesopotamia in general. Assyrian continuity is a key part of the identity of the modern Assyrian people.
Christianisme en IrakLes chrétiens en Irak étaient encore au nombre de environ en 2005, représentant 2 % de la population du pays, mais ils étaient presque le double, soit un million, en 1980 ; leur survie est compromise. Leur nombre a constamment diminué depuis l'invasion américaine de 2003, à cause des exactions islamistes, et ils sont aujourd'hui en voie de disparition surtout depuis la mainmise de plus en plus pressante de l'État islamique en Mésopotamie, après 2014. C'est une des plus anciennes communautés chrétiennes du Moyen-Orient.
Assyrian cultureThe culture of the Assyrians is both distinct from those of neighbouring ethnic groups as well as ancient. Many Assyrians (estimates of fluent speakers range from 500,000) still speak, read and write various Akkadian-influenced dialects of Eastern Aramaic, labelled by linguists as Northeastern Neo-Aramaic and Central Neo-Aramaic. They are predominantly adherents of several denominations of Syriac Christianity, notably the Ancient Church of the East, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Syriac Catholic Church and the Syriac Orthodox Church.
