Assyrians in Jordan

Assyrians in Jordan
Total population
Official: 10,000-15,000 (mostly refugees)[1] Estimates: 100,000[2]-150,000[3]
Languages
Neo-Aramaic
(Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo)
Jordanian Arabic

Assyrians in Jordan include migrants of Assyrian origin residing in Jordan, as well as their descendants. As of June 2019, the Assyrians in Jordan number approximately 10,000-15,000;[4] however, these are mostly transient since they are refugees[5] and most of them came from northern Iraq, one of the four locations of the traditional Assyrian homeland areas which part of what is now northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran and, more recently, northeastern Syria.[6] They mostly live within the capital city of Amman.

See also

  • Iraqis in Jordan

References

  1. ^ "Jordan: Assyrian Policy Institute".
  2. ^ "Jordan Should Legally Recognize Displaced Iraqis as Refugees".
  3. ^ "Thrown to the Lions | the American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". Archived from the original on 2013-08-08.
  4. ^ "Jordan: Assyrian Policy Institute".
  5. ^ "Jordan: Assyrian Policy Institute".
  6. ^ Carl Skutsch (2013). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.
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