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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jilu district | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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