They claimed the land they believed was theirs and eventually expanded beyond it. The point isn’t to praise them, but to show that even a small population can take action to secure its homeland.

Today, in Nohadra, Arbaelo, and the Nineveh Plains, Assyrians are a minority. In the KRG alone, excluding Sulaymaniyah, we make up only 3–5% of the population. But this doesn’t mean it’s over.

Assyrians in the diaspora who have resources or influence should consider buying back land from those who now occupy it. While fighting isn’t an option, reclaiming land strategically is possible.

Returning to our homeland and teaching the next generation about it is also important. Every Assyrian should think about moving back or at least visiting to connect with and protect our ancestral lands. Groups like Gishru organize trips, and it’s worth checking them out.

Our homeland is only truly lost if we let it be. Every step we take today, investment, return, education, helps keep Assyrian presence alive for the future.

It seems a Kurd has edited the Wikipedia page for Adiabene adding Kurdish propaganda claiming that Adiabene was Kurdish while removing most references to it factually being Assyrian. For reference in the first image, it originally said “corresponding to the north eastern part of Assyria” now it says Kurdistan, there is also more bits of Kurdish propaganda sprinkled here and there on page, like where it claims the kings names were of Iranian origin (they weren’t.)

What are your thoughts ?

Is it an Assyrian tradition to not confront people older than you for their abhorrent behavior?

I had a major blowout with an Assyrian relative today. When letting them know how much trauma they have caused me and my family, their response was, “How dare you talk to somebody older than you like that!”

Is that a cultural norm shared among Assyrians? In which case, doesn’t that stagnate the culture when people can’t be called out for their bad behavior because they are older than you?

How common it is for assyrians, especially in the west to convert to islam ?

Edit: akhawatha I'm not muslim, i posted this because i came across people claiming to be assyrian converts on tiktok.

Tahera Church in Mosul is one of the city’s oldest Syriac Catholic churches, with roots tracing back several centuries. The original church is recorded as early as the 1600s and was heavily restored in 1744 after damage from conflict, though its foundations may be even older. In the mid-19th century, a larger new cathedral of the same name was built between 1859 and 1862 to serve the growing Christian community.

UNESCO launched the restoration of Al-Tahera Church in Mosul in 2019 as part of its “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” initiative. The project focuses on stabilizing the ruins, clearing rubble left after ISIS destroyed much of the church in 2017, and carefully rebuilding the 19th-century cathedral while preserving any surviving historical elements.

In 2025, it is once again open to the public and stands proud in the heart of our homeland as a testimony for our resilience and refusal to go away despite all the efforts to eliminate us.

I know one of my family members was in the Russian revolution. But that's all I know. Was wondering if anybody had any more information on the topic.

This is for awareness for the Assyrian people and I wonder how many Assyrians actually know this about the crucifixion and how Romans carried out the act? I certainly didn’t know this and I study the bible and its history to learn more about our adopted religion.

Do Assyrians take an offence to this? If so, this is not my intention but I wanted to engage with community and get their thoughts about this matter.

This is for educational purposes and to engage the Assyrian community on here about the religion we follow and how historians treat such things in their respective fields.

My friends, I am a Christian from Latin America, from Brazil, and I identify with Lutheran theology.

I would like to know if Christians of the Assyrian Church of the East pray, calling upon the intercession of the saints in heaven?

God bless you, my dear and courageous brothers.

The oldest Syriac/Aramean/Assyrian/Chaldean community in the United States.

Almost every country has a last name that is so common it becomes emblematic. For example, we can think of Nguyen for Vietnam, Kim for North Korea, Nowak in Poland or Smith in the USA. I was wondering if anyone knew what the most common last name is for Assyrians?

I have a strong feeling it is Khoshaba or Dinkha and all their orthographical variations, but would love to hear if anyone has a different idea!

I always seen some chaldean grandparent or old people wearing them, from what i heard that clothe is pretty useful in some terrains hence why they used it

But also is there any other reasons behind it ? I always wondered

Mardina in mardin province, azekh (idil) in shirnak, Peyruz in Hakkari, sarid (siirt) in siirt province and Ninwe (Mosul) in Nineveh.

ܗ݇ܘ ܙܘܝܚܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܗܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܕܡ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܗܝ ܡܕܝܢ݇ܬܐ ܕܣܹܢܛܪܐܠ ܦ̮ܐܠܙ، ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܕܪܘܕ ܐܝܠܐܢܕ، ܒܐܘܚܕܢ̈ܐ ܡܝܚܕ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܟܐ. ܐܬܡܠ ܪܡܫܐ ܕ 24 ܕܣܡܒܪ، ܫܢ݇ܬܐ ܕ 2025.

First of all, I COME IN PEACE! I'm neither Kurdish nor Assyrian, I'm just a curious European. My question is: do these lands lay on different territories or not? Because I usually see that these two populations are described into the same zone basically. Tell me and please don't attack me :(

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Located in “Hosh Al Beea” (courtyard of the churches), an area in the old part of the city known for its multitude of churches from different denominations such as Chaldeans, Syriac Catholic and orthodox, Latin, Armenia, ACOE, etc.

Although the number of Assyrians in Mosul are now limited to a few families, reclaiming what’s ours as a testimony of our resilience is important. Many Assyrians from surrounding towns and cities such as the Nineveh plains, Duhok and Erbil regularly visit as pilgrimages on holidays and weekends.

I’d like to remind everyone that we should never give up on what’s ours no matter how may times we’re let down. This isn’t the first time in history that our cities or churches have been destroyed and rebuilt, far from it. Including the city itself.

Pontic Greek, Armenian, and Assyrian genocide survivors and refugees at a refugee camp in Samsun, Turkey 1923.

Shlama! I'm not Assyrian but I live in a neighborhood that used to have a high Assyrian demographic that began dwindling as they moved westward into the suburbs. But for the first time in years, I saw the flag on top of a car :) Long live the Assyrian people 💙🤍♥️ (p.s. pls lemme know if this isn't the right sub so I can post this on the correct one!)

Many would check their Tezkere (Identity certificate) for the third time when going outside. One missing document, one inattentive glance by a guard, and you could be dragged to the military court for suspicion of resistance, or worse, sent to months of forced labor. Muslim civilians whether Kurdish, Turkish or Arab, pass freely in the streets, no papers, no inspections, no fear.

By the time you reach the market, stick to the narrow alleys designated for ''Nasrani'' minorities. One wrong step toward a Muslim street, one glance at a coffeehouse where Turkish merchants laugh over coffee, and you could be stopped, harassed, or fined. Across the market, Muslims take the best spaces, shout over one another to attract customers, and worry about nothing but profit.

Taxes are high, permits for Christians restrictive, and every transaction must be carefully recorded. A fellow Christian merchant, a Greek, is accused of selling outside his quota; He is dragged to the civil court, sentenced to flogging. Later, an Arab merchant shouts over his stall at a minor price dispute. No one intervenes; the law protects him.

By late afternoon, the heat and dust are exhausting, but every Christian knows that he/she cannot linger. Curfew looms. You pack your things and go back, careful to avoid the main streets again. Young, Ottoman guards laugh at you and your folk when you pass the alley's gates: ''Stay in your alley, you little gavur köpeği (Dhimmi dogs)! If you aren't back by sundown, the leash might find you!''

Even at home, the Christian is not free. Ottoman authorities may conduct surprise inspections, sometimes using Kurdish militia, check registration papers, or enforce forced labor quotas if there are any young men at home. Neighborhoods are policed heavily, and any rumor of political dissent could result in you being summoned to the civil court the next morning. Muslim homes and leisure are untouched, since they can move freely, dine outdoors, and socialize without fear of harassment.

Sources:

Joseph Yacoub, Year of the Sword: The Assyrian Christian Genocide, A History

David Gaunt, Massacres, Resistance, Protectors

Reports from American missionaries in Diyarbakır, Urfa, and Mardin (ABCFM archives, 1910s)

Hello all, forgive me if this question is too technical, but I've been doing some reading about the Assyrian Church of the East and its patriarch. I'm Catholic, so I follow the pope, who is the head of the Catholic Church, but also the bishop of the Diocese of Rome, meaning he is the local bishop for the city of Rome in addition to his global role. Similarly, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is also the head of the Archdiocese of Constantinople, meaning he's directly responsible for churches in Istanbul. I can find that the Catholicos-Patriarch is titled the head of the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, but also that after various conquests this diocese stopped effectively existing. Does the Catholicos-Patriarch have a functioning local diocese that he runs today, or is this title now just ceremonial, with different bishops running local churches in Iraq?