The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of Assyrians from Southeastern Turkey who left their indigenous tribal districts in Hakkari (or the historical Hakkari region), Sirnak and Mardin province due to torment, violence and displacement by Ottomans and Kurds in the First World War. Many Assyrians from Urmia, Iran were also affected and as such have emigrated and settled in other towns. Resettling again occurred during the Simele massacre in northern Iraq, perpetrated by the Iraqi military coup in the 1930s, with many fleeing to northeastern Syria. Most modern resettlement is located in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran in the cities of Baghdad, Habbaniyah, Kirkuk, Duhok, Al-Hasakah, Tehran, Mardin and Damascus. Few Assyrian settlements exist in Turkey today and also in the Caucasus. The exodus to the cities or towns of these aforementioned countries occurred between late 1910s and 1930s. After the Iraq War in 2003, a number of Assyrians in Baghdad relocated to the Assyrian homeland in northern Iraq. Many others have immigrated to North America, Europe and Australia, especially in the late 20th century and 21st century. Currently, there are a number of settlements on this list that have been abandoned due to persecution, conflict, and other causes.

Iraq

Baghdad Province

Dohuk Province

Erbil Province

Kirkuk Governorate

Nineveh Province

Abandoned villages

Iran

West Azerbaijan Province

Iranian Kurdistan

Tehran Province

Syria

Assyrians immigrated to Syria during the 1930s and 1940s, from northern Iraq, after they were slaughtered and displaced during the Simele massacre perpetrated by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Iraq. Many Assyrians in Syria did not have Syrian citizenship and title to their land until late 1940s. The Assyrians who settled in the Khabour River Valley organized their villages according to their own tribal structure, with each village belonging to a single tribe. As such, each village effectively has two names, the official Arabic name and the unofficial Assyrian name, with the latter being the name of the tribe that built the town.

Al-Hasakah Governorate

Villages in the Khabour River Valley Cities and towns with Syriac-Assyrian population Villages

Turkey

Diyarbakır Province

Batman Province

Mardin province

Şırnak Province

Hakkari Province

The following is a list of Assyrian settlements in the Hakkari region prior to the Assyrian genocide of 1914. The Assyrian settlements in this region were divided into two groups, ashiret and rayyat. The ashiret settlements belonged to the five semi-independent tribes of Tyari, Tkhuma, Baz, Jilu, and Dez with each tribe presiding over its own district. The rayyat settlements were vassals to either the ashiret tribes or to Kurdish chieftains. Villages in the Lower Tyari District (Ashiret) Villages in the Upper Tyari and Walto Districts (Ashiret and Rayyat) Villages in the Tkhuma District (Ashiret) Villages in the Baz District (Ashiret) Villages in the Jilu District (Ashiret) Villages in the Dez, Shwawuta, and Billijnaye Districts (Ashiret and Rayyat) Villages in the Liwan and Norduz Districts (Rayyat) Villages in the Qodchanis & Siwine Districts (Rayyat) Villages in the Chal, Raikan, & Tal Districts (Rayyat) Villages in the Gawar District (Rayyat) Villages in the Albaq, Derrenaye, Khananis, and Artushi Kurdish Districts (Rayyat) Villages in the Shemsdin District (Rayyat) Villages in the Baradost, Tergawar, & Mergawar Districts (Rayyat) Villages in the Taimar District (Rayyat)

Armenia

The Assyrian population in Armenia is mainly rural. Out of 3,409 Assyrians in Armenia 2,885 (84.6%) was rural and 524 (15.4%) urban. According to the Council of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages there were four rural settlements with significant Assyrian population.

Ararat Province

Armavir Province

Kotayk Province