Assyrians in Iraq
Iraqi Assyrians (Syriac: ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ, Arabic: 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. Assyrian diaspora in Detroit, Areas with large expat populations include Chicago and Sydney.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c.150,000 - 200,000 (2020 estimate)
300,000 - 400,000 (pre 2014 Isis invasion) 800,000 - 1.5 million (pre-Assyrian exodus) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nineveh Plains, Dohuk Governorate, Erbil Governorate, Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk Habbaniya (pre-1990s), | |
| Languages | |
| Neo-Aramaic (Suret) Mesopotamian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Christianity (majority: Syriac Christianity; minority: Protestantism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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