Assyrian diaspora from Urmia region

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The Assyrian diaspora from the Urmia region consists of ethnic Assyrians who originated around Lake Urmia (in present-day northwestern Iran) and maintain distinct cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions in communities abroad.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Assyrian diaspora 1
Assyrian diaspora from Urmia region canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian community ⓘ
ethnic diaspora community ⓘ
dispersedTo Armenia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
European countries ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Middle Eastern countries ⓘ
linked to: Middle East

Russia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup Assyrians ⓘ
formedAsResultOf Assyrian genocide period ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian genocide

World War I upheavals ⓘ
conflict in northwestern Iran ⓘ
persecution of Assyrians in early 20th century ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition Assyrian cultural traditions ⓘ
hasEthnicIdentity Assyrian ⓘ
linked to: Assyrians
hasHistoricalCenter city of Urmia ⓘ
villages around Lake Urmia ⓘ
hasLinguisticTradition Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ
Urmia dialect of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ
hasMigrationWave World War I era migration ⓘ
late 19th century migration ⓘ
late 20th century migration ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition Ancient Church of the East ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
locatedInPresentDayCountryOfOrigin Iran ⓘ
maintains distinct cultural identity ⓘ
distinct linguistic identity ⓘ
distinct religious identity ⓘ
organizes church-based community networks ⓘ
diaspora cultural associations ⓘ
originatesFrom Lake Urmia area ⓘ
linked to: Urmia region

Urmia region ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ
partOf Assyrian diaspora ⓘ
preserves Assyrian cuisine ⓘ
Assyrian festivals and holidays ⓘ
Assyrian liturgical traditions ⓘ
traditional Assyrian dance ⓘ
traditional Assyrian music ⓘ
relatedTo Assyrian diaspora from Hakkari region ⓘ
Assyrians in Iran ⓘ
linked to: Assyrians
speaksLanguage Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ
Urmia Assyrian dialect ⓘ
languages of host countries ⓘ
usesScript Syriac script ⓘ
linked to: Syriac alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Urmia dialect → spokenBy → Assyrian diaspora from Urmia region ⓘ
Assyrian diaspora from Urmia region → partOf → Assyrian diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian diaspora from Urmia region