Assyrians celebrating Assyrian New Year (Akitu) in Nohadra (Duhok), Iraq
Assyrians, also known as Syriacs, Arameans and Chaldeans, are a Christian ethnic group whose origins remain in what is today northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, southeastern Turkey and more recently northeastern Syria. They claim descent from ancient Assyria, a civilization that once existed in northern Mesopotamia from 2600 BC.
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