Tyari region
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The Tyari region is a historical Assyrian area in the Hakkari mountains of southeastern Turkey, known for its distinct tribal communities and preservation of the Tyari dialect of Neo-Aramaic.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Assyrian genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Tyari Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
near Iran
ⓘ
near Iraq ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Assyrian dance
ⓘ
Assyrian folk music ⓘ traditional Tyari costumes ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian tribal customs ⓘ |
| diasporaDestination |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
rugged mountains
ⓘ
valleys ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important to Assyrian identity ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Assyrian genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants | Assyrian tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageUse | liturgical Syriac ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct tribal communities
ⓘ
preservation of the Tyari dialect of Neo-Aramaic ⓘ |
| language | Tyari dialect of Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hakkari Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hakkari mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernStatus | largely depopulated of Assyrians ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Baz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jilu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tkhuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assyrian homeland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDisplacement | early 20th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Lower Tyari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Tyari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stone houses ⓘ |
| tribalStructure | Tyari tribes ⓘ |
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