Jilu district in Hakkari

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Jilu district in Hakkari is a historical Assyrian-inhabited mountainous region in southeastern Turkey, known as the homeland of the Jilu tribal community and its distinct Neo-Aramaic dialect.

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instanceOf Assyrian-inhabited region
historical region
affectedBy Assyrian genocide NERFINISHED
associatedClanOrTribe Jilu Assyrian tribe GENERATED
associatedWith Assyrian tribal confederations of Hakkari
borderRegionOf Ottoman Empire–Persia frontier NERFINISHED
country Turkey
culturalHeritage Assyrian tribal customs
Neo-Aramaic oral traditions
culturalRegionOf Assyrian highlands of Hakkari NERFINISHED
currentCountrySubdivision Hakkari Province NERFINISHED
demographicChange mass displacement of Assyrian inhabitants in early 20th century
ethnolinguisticGroup Assyrian people NERFINISHED
formerAdministrativeRelation Hakkari sanjak (Ottoman Empire) NERFINISHED
hasDialectSpeakersDiasporaIn Iraq NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Western countries
historicalConflict Ottoman–Assyrian conflicts during World War I NERFINISHED
historicalEconomy pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
historicalEvent Assyrian genocide NERFINISHED
historicalLanguageGroup Northeastern Neo-Aramaic dialect continuum NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfDepopulation World War I era NERFINISHED
historicalPopulation Assyrian Christians NERFINISHED
historicalReligion East Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED
historicalStatus semi-autonomous tribal district under Ottoman rule
knownFor Jilu tribal community NERFINISHED
distinct Neo-Aramaic dialect
languageFamily Northeastern Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED
languageVariety Jilu Neo-Aramaic dialect NERFINISHED
liturgicalLanguage Classical Syriac NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hakkari Province NERFINISHED
Tur Abdin and Hakkari highlands region NERFINISHED
southeastern Turkey
locatedInMountainRange Hakkari mountains NERFINISHED
near modern Iran border
modern Iraq border
notableFeature remote and rugged topography
partOf historical Assyrian homeland
regionType highland region
religiousTradition Church of the East NERFINISHED
terrain mountainous region
traditionalInhabitants Assyrians NERFINISHED
Jilu tribe NERFINISHED
tribalStructure Jilu tribe NERFINISHED
vernacularLanguage Jilu Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED

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Jilu dialect originatesFrom Jilu district in Hakkari