The once thriving Assyrian community in Iran was diminished from around 200,000 at the close of the 20th century to a mere 5,000 while the total population of Assyrians in all of Iran hovers at around 15,000 to 20,000 (total population of Iran is estimated at 68,017,860). For other uses of the name Assyrian, see Assyrian. ...

In addition to Assyrian communities found in major urban centers such as Tehran, there are also Assyrian villages in the area of Urmia in northern Iran. [1] Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran The towering Alborz mountains rising above modern Elahiyeh district and its green neighborhoods. ... Map of Iran showing location of Urmia Urmia Persian: ارومیه, Kurdish: Wurmê), previously called Rezaiyeh (رضائیه), is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of the West Azarbaijan province, situated on the western side of Lake Urmia. ...

Assyrians are entitled to one reserved seat in the Iranian Parliament, currently occupied by Younatan Botkilia (elected in 2000, reelected in 2004), and before him by Shamshoon Maqsudpour. مجلس شورای اسلامی - The Majles; Irans Parliament. ... Politics of Iran Categories: Stub | 2004 elections | Elections in Iran ...

Religious communities

• Assyrian Church of the East
• Assyrian Church of the East's Holy Synod
• Chaldean Church of Babylon
• Assyrian Evangelical Church
• Assyrian Pentecostal Church

The symbol of the Assyrian Church The Holy Apostolic and Catholic Assyrian Church of the East under His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, is a Christian church that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle. ... The Holy Apostolic and Catholic Assyrian Church of the East is a Christian church that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle. ... The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Rite sui juris (autonomous ritual church) particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Pope in Rome. ...

Famous Assyrians of Iranian descent

• Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005

Ramona Amiri Ramona Amiri (Persian:رامونا امیری ) is an Iranian-Canadian woman who won the Miss World Canada contest in 2005. ...

See also

• Armenian-Iranians
• Assyrian people
• Christians in Iran
• Ethnic minorities in Iran
• List of Assyrian settlements
• Religious minorities in Iran

Armenian-Iranians, also known as Parska-Hye (meaning those that are from Iran) are one of the ethnic minorities living in Iran. ... For other uses of the name Assyrian, see Assyrian. ... St. ... This article focuses on ethnic minorities in Iran and their related political issues and current realities. ... The following is a list of Assyrian cities, districts, towns and villages: // Iraq Arbil Province Ankawa ܥܢܟܒܐ Arbil Armota ܐܪܡܘܬܐ Batas ܒܬܣ Darbandoki ܕܪܒܢܕܘܟܥ Diyana ܕܝܢܐ Harir ܗܪܝܪ Hawdiyan Hinari Rowanduz ܪܘܢܕܣ Seerishmi ܣܝܪܫܡܝ Shaqlawa ܫܩܠܒܐ Qalata ܩܠܬܐ Dohuk Province Badarash Bebadeyy Dawodiya Dehi Harmash Hezany Nohadra Sarsing Semel Ninawa Province Alqosh ܐܠܩܘܫ Araden Assur ܐܫܘܪ Bakhdida (Al-Hamdaniya or Qara Qosh... The Hindu Temple in Bandar Abbas, Iran, built during the Qajar era for Indian soldiers serving in the British Army during the British occupation. ...

Bibliography

• Eden Naby, “The Assyrians of Iran: Reunification of a ‘Millat,’ 1906-1914” International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 8. (1977) Pp. 237-249
• Eden Naby, “The Iranian Frontier Nationalities: The Kurds, the Assyrians, the Baluch and the Turkmens,”Soviet Asian Ethnic Frontiers, ed.by McCagg and Silver (New York, Pergamon Press, 1979).
• Eden Naby, “World War I and the Displacement of Iranian Assyrians in Azarbaijan,” IRAN: The First World War and the Emergence of the Modern State, Edited by Touraj Atabaki.
• Eden Naby, “Christian Assyrian Architecture of Iran,” News – Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions (Spring 1998) vol. 5, no. 2, p. 7, 10.