Since World War I, the Assyrian diaspora has steadily increased so that there are now more Assyrians living in western and eastern European countries (including Australia) and North America, than in the Middle East. At the turn of the century the Christian population in the Ottoman Empire had numbered about 5,000,000. When the Turks' massacres finally ended in 1923, about 20,000 Greeks, 10,000 Armenians and 30,000 Assyrians remained. The Civil War in Lebanon, the coming into power of the Islamic republic of Iran, the Ba'thist dictatorship in Iraq and the present-day unrest in Iraq pushed even more Assyrians on the roads of exile. ^[1] This article is becoming very long. ... Languages Assyrian, Chaldean, Turoyo Religions Christianity Related ethnic groups other Semitic peoples Assyrians are an ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria, but who have migrated to the Caucasus, North America and Western Europe during the past century. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–22 Mehmed VI... Languages Assyrian, Chaldean, Turoyo Religions Christianity Related ethnic groups other Semitic peoples Assyrians are an ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria, but who have migrated to the Caucasus, North America and Western Europe during the past century. ... Bath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. ...

Current Number of Assyrians in all countries

Rank	Country	Centres of Assyrian population	№ of Assyrians	Further info
1	Iraq	Baghdad, Nineveh plains, Dohuk	800,000+ [2]	Assyrians in Iraq
2	Syria	Damascus	500,000 [2]	Assyrians in Syria
3	United States	Michigan, Illinois, California	83,000 [3] (2000 Census)	Assyrians in the United States
4	Jordan	Amman	77,000 [4][5]
5	Sweden		35,000 [6]	Assyrians in Sweden
6	Australia		24,000 [7] (2001 Census)	Assyrians in Australia
7	Germany		23,000 [6]	Assyrians in Germany
8	France		15,000 [8]	Assyrians in France
9	Russia		14,000 [9] (2002 Census)	Assyrians in Russia
10	Iran	Urmia, Tehran	10,000 [10]	Assyrians in Iran
11	Greece	Peristeri, Athens	8,000 [8]
12	Belgium		8,000 [8]
13	Canada	Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto	7,000 [11] (2001 Census)	Assyrians in Canada
14	Lebanon		5,000 [10]
15	Turkey	Tur Abdin, Istanbul, Hakkari	5,000 [10]	Assyrians in Turkey
16	Netherlands		5,000 [6]	Assyrians in the Netherlands
17	United Kingdom		5,000 [6]
18	Armenia		3,500 [12] (2001 Census)	Assyrians in Armenia
19	Egypt		3,500[13]
20	Georgia		3,300 [14] (2002 Census)	Assyrians in Georgia
21	Ukraine		3,200 [15] (2001 Census)
22	New Zealand		1,700 [16] (2006 Census)

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Historic Census

Former Soviet Union

History^[17]

Assyrians in Russia protesting Iraq Church bombings in 2006

Assyrians came to Russia and the Soviet Union in three main waves: The first wave was after the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828, that delineated a border between Russia and Persia. Many Assyrians found themselves suddenly under Russian sovereignty and thousands of relatives crossed the border to join them. Image File history File links Assyrians_in_Russia. ... Image File history File links Assyrians_in_Russia. ... Treaty of Turkmenchay (also Turkmenchai, Torkamanchay) was signed on February 10, 1828 between Persia (now Iran) and Russia. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ...

The second wave was a result of the repression and violence during and after World War I.

The third wave came after World War II, when Moscow unsuccessfully tried to establish a satellite state in Iranian Kurdistan. Soviet troops withdrew in 1946, and left the Assyrians exposed to exactly the same kind of retaliation that they had suffered from the Turks 30 years earlier. Again, many Assyrians found refuge in the Soviet Union, this time mainly in the cities. From 1937 to 1959, the Assyrian population in USSR grew by 587.3%^[18] Flag Anthem: Ey Reqîb (English: Hey Guardian) Approximate extent of the Republic. ...

Soviet power in the thirties repressed the Assyrians' religion and persecuted religious and other leaders.

In recent years, the Assyrians have tended to assimilate with Armenians, but their cultural and ethnic identity, strengthened through centuries of hardships, found new expression under Glasnost. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

USSR Census

• 1897 census: 5,300 "Syrio-Chaldeans" (by language)^[19]
• 1919 refugee status:

8,000 - 7,000 "Assyro-Chaldean" refugees in Tbilissi^[20]

2,000 Assyrians in Yerevan^[21]

15,000 Assyrians from Hakkari, 10,000 from Urmia and Salmas in the Russian region of Rostov^[22]

• 1926 census: 9,808 Assyrians (Aisor)^[23]
• 1959 census: 21,083 Assyrians^[24]
• 1970 census: 24,294 Assyrians^[25]
• 1979 census: 25,170 Assyrians^[26]
• 1989 census: 26,289 Assyrians^[27]

View of Tiflis from the Grounds of Saint David Church, ca. ... Location Location of Yerevan in Armenia Government Country Armenia Established 782 BC Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Geographical characteristics Area  - City 227 km² Population  - City (2004)    - Density 1,088,000   5196. ... Hakkâri, formerly Çölemerik, is the capital city of the Hakkâri il, Turkey. ... Urmia (Persian: ارومیه, Azeri: Urmu, UrumiyÉ™, Kurdish: Wurmê, Syriac: ܐܘܪܡܝܐ; previously called رضائیه, Rezaiyeh) is a district and a city located in northwestern Iran. ... This Sassanid relief is located near Salmas, and is believed to depict either Ardashir I or Shapur I. Salmas or Salamas (Persian: سلماس) is a district in West Azarbaijan Province of Iran. ... Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden ring. ...

Russia

• 1989 census: 9,600 Assyrians, of whom 4,742 spoke Assyrian; 1,738 in the Krasnodar region^[28]
• 2002 census: 13,649 Assyrians (ассирийцы)^[29]

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Armenia

Main article: Assyrians in Armenia

• 1926 census:^[30] 21,215 Assyrians
• 1989 (Soviet) census:^[31] 5,963 Assyrians
• 2001 census:^[32] 3,409 Assyrians (3rd minority ethnic group after Yazidis and Russians): 524 urban, 2,485 rural

Assyrians in Armenia (Armenian: , Asoriner) make up the countrys third largest ethnic minority, after Yazidis and Russians. ... Malak Ta’us, the peacock angel The Yazidi or Yezidi (Kurdish: Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. ...

Georgia

Main article: Assyrians in Georgia (country)

• 1926 census: 2,904 Assyrians^[33]
• 1989 census: 6,206 Assyrians^[34]
• 2002 census: 3,299 Assyrians^[34]

Present day Assyrians in Georgia arrived in the Southern Caucasus in early 20th century when their ancestors fled present day Turkey, during the Assyrian genocide. ...

Ukraine

• 2001 census: 3,143^[35]

Kazakhstan

• 2005 estimates: 540^[36]
  • 270 in Almaty

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Near East

Lebanon

estimates on December 31, 1944, by province (Muhafazat)^[37] December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

1932 census and further estimates

Israel, Palestine, Jordan

The Americas

Argentina

• August 1919: 2,000 Assyro-Chaldeans refugees, most of all young people^[41]

Canada

Main article: Assyrians in Canada

2001 Census: Assyrian - 6,980 Canadas Assyrian community has a history in Canada dating back to 1902. ... Map of the dominant self-identified ethnic origins of ancestors per census division. ...

United States

Main article: Assyrians in the United States

• 1990 census: 46,099 Assyrians^[42]
  • 19,066 born in the US
  • 16,783 arrived before 1980
  • 10,250 between 1980 and 1990.
  • 27,494 Syriac as the "Language Spoken at Home"^[43]
  • Unemployment: 9.1%
• 2000 census: 82,355 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac^[44]
  • 34,484 in Michigan
    • Sterling Heights, Michigan: 5,515 (4.4% of the city)
    • West Bloomfield, Michigan: 4,874 (7.5%)
    • Southfield, Michigan: 3,684 (4.7%)
    • Warren, Michigan: 2,625 (1.9%)
    • Farmington Hills, Michigan 2,499 (3.0%)
    • Troy, Michigan: 2,047 (2.5%)
    • Detroit, Michigan 1,963 (0.2%)
    • Oak Park, Michigan 1,864 (6.3%)
    • Madison Heights, Michigan: 1,428 (4.6%)
    • Orchard Lake Village, Michigan: 241 (10.9%)
  • 22,671 in California
  • 15,685 in Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois: 7,121 (0.2%)
    • Niles, Illinois: 3,410 (3.3%)
    • Maine Park, Illinois: 1,035 (0.8%)

• • Syriac language: 46,932^[45]

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Europe

Belgium

Assyrians in Belgium came mostly as refugees from the Turkish towns of Midyat and Mardin in Tur Abdin, most of them are Syriac Orthodox (Süryani), some Chaldean Catholics (Keldani). Their three main settlements are in Brussels (municipalities of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - where they've got their only elected municipal councilman, the Christian Democrat Ibrahim Erkan, originally from Turkey -, Brussels and Etterbeek), Liège and in Mechelen. Since the October 8, 2006 municipal elections they've got two more councilmen, in Etterbeek, the Liberal Sandrine Es (whose family came from Turkey) and the Christian Democrat Ibrahim Hanna (originally from Syria's Khabur region). The Christian Democrat candidate in Mechelen, Melikan Kucam, was not elected. The Flemish writer August Thiry wrote the book Mechelen aan de Tigris (Mechelen on Tigris) about the Assyrian refugees from the village of Hassana in SE Turkey, district of Silopi. Melikan Kucam was one of them. Midyat is a district of Mardin Province of Turkey. ... Buildings in an older section of Mardin Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. ... An old church in Midyat Tur Abdin is a hilly region of south east Turkey incorporating the eastern half of Mardin Province, and Sirnak Province west of the Tigris, on the border with Syria. ... Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node within the Brussels-Capital Region Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (French) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... Etterbeek within the Brussels-Capital Region Etterbeek is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Liège (Dutch: Luik, German: Lüttich; before 1946, the citys name was written Liége, with the acute accent) is a major city located in the Belgian province of Liège, of which it is the capital. ... Mechelen: Grote Markt square, with St. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

France

There are believed to be some 15,000, mainly concentrated in the northern French suburbs of Sarcelles, Gonnesse and Villiers-le-Bel. They are drawn from the same few villages in what is now south west Turkey. Sarcelles is a large outlying satellite town of Paris, in the Val-dOise département. ...

Greece

The first migrants of Assyrians in Greece came in 1934, and settled in the areas of Makronisos (today uninhabited), Keratsini (Pireus), Egaleo and Kalamata.^[46] Today, the vast majority of Assyrians live in Peristeri, a suburb of Athens, and they number about 2,000.^[47] There are five Assyrian Christian marriages recorded at St. Pauls Anglican Church in Athens in 1924-25 (the transcripts can be viewed on St. Pauls Anglican Church website), thus indicating the beginning of the appearance of refugees at that time. The absence of further marriages at St. Pauls possibly indicates the arrival of a Nestorian clergyman in Athens shortly after 1925. Makronisos (Μακρόνησος, in Greek, lit. ... Keratsini (Greek, Modern: Κερατσίνι, Ancient/Katharevousa -on), older forms Keratsinio and Keratsinion is a suburb in the west southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιά(ς) Pireá(s), Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... Egaleo (Αιγάλεω) is a city in Attica, Greece. ... Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ... Peristeri, older forms Peristerio and Peristerion is a suburban community in Athens area (Attica), Greece. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ...

Netherlands

Main article: Assyrians in the Netherlands

The first Assyrians came to the Netherlands in the 1970s; most of them were Western Assyrians from Turkey. Today the number of Assyrians is estimated to be between the 25,000 and 35,000 and mainly live in the east of the country, in the province of Overijssel, in such cities as Enschede, Hengelo, Almelo and Borne. Traditional dances performed by Assyrians in Holland The Assyrians in the Netherlands (Assyriërs in Dutch) mainly live in the east of the country, in the province of Overijssel, in such cities as Enschede, Hengelo, Almelo and Borne. ... Flag of Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. ... Raadhuisstraat in Enschede, with the Grote Kerk in the background Enschede or Eanske in the local dialect (Twents) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. ... This article is about the city in Overijssel, Netherlands. ... Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Borne can refer to: Borne, Netherlands, a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of France: Borne, in the Ardèche département Borne, in the Haute-Loire département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

Sweden

Main article: Assyrians in Sweden

In the latter part of the 1970s, about 12,000 Syrian Orthodox Assyrians from Lebanon, Turkey and Syria immigrated to Sweden. They considered themselves persecuted for religious reasons but were never acknowledged as refugees. Those who had already lived in Sweden for a longer period were finally granted residence permit for humanitarian reasons.^[48] In the latter part of the 1970s, about 12,000 Syrian Orthodox Assyrians from Lebanon, Turkey and Syria immigrated to Sweden. ...

As with other Northern European countries, there is a dividing line in Sweden between the Aramaic speaking Christians. While the vast majority consider themselves Assyrian, there is a sizeable minority who refer to themselves as Syriac (Syrianska in Swedish.) They are mostly members of the Syriac Orthodox Church, but its important to note that note all Syriac Orthodox members idenity with being Syriac only, as the majority of those who call themselves Assyrian are Syraic Orthodox as well.^[49] Syriac is an Eastern Aramaic language that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ...

Södertälje in Sweden is often seen as the unofficial Assyrian capital of Europe due to the city's high percentage of Assyrians and the Swedish professional football (soccer) team Assyriska, which played in the top Swedish football league (Allsvenskan) in 2005, is often viewed as a substitute national team by the diaspora and has fans worldwide. The international Suroyo TV which broadcast in the Assyrian language is also based in Sweden. Södertälje [søːdə˘ʈɛljÉ™] is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Assyriska Föreningen is a Swedish Assyrian based football club located in Södertälje. ... Allsvenskan (literally, the all Swedish) is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises the top 14 Swedish football teams. ...

Between 2005 and 2006, there was an Assyrian minister in the Swedish government, Ibrahim Baylan. Ibrahim Baylan (born 1972) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. ...

Pacific

Australia

• 1996 census: 11,931 who spoke Assyrian (no ethnicity census in 1996) ^[50]

• 9,595 in New South Wales
• 2,177 in Victoria (Australia)
• 7,500 originally from Iraq and 4,000 originally from Iran.
• 27% are Chaldean Catholic

• 2001 Census: 23,367

• 18,667 Assyrians^[51]

45.9% Catholic, 49.0 Orthodox

• 4,700 Iraqi Christian^[52]

74.3% Catholic, 24.0% Orthodox

Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... The Chaldean Catholic Church aka the Chaldean Church of Babylon is an Eastern Rite sui juris (autonomous) particular church of the Roman Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Pope in Rome. ...

New Zealand

• 1991 census: 315^[53]
• 1996 census: 807^[53]
• 2001 Census: 1,176^[53]
  • 465 in Auckland Region
  • 690 in Wellington Region
  • "Unemployment rates highest for Somalis (37.2 percent) and Assyrians (40.0 percent)."
  • "The particular ethnic groups with the highest proportions affiliated to a Christian denomination were Assyrian (99.0 percent) and Filipino (95.1 percent)."
  • English spoken: 774, no English: 348; Number of Languages Spoken: 1: 225, 2: 405, 3: 423, 4: 63, 5: 3
• 2006 census: 1,683 ^[54]

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Homeland Statistics

Syria

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on October 2005 reported that out of the 700,000 Iraqis who took refuge in Syria between October 2003 and March 2005, 36% were "Iraqi Christians."

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ...

References

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