ethnic group. Other prominent ethnic groups include the Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, and Turkmens. And while Islam is the state religion, there are also various...

artistic, and industrial features. Later, in 640 B.C, Ashurbanipal, the Assyrian king, attacked Elam and destroyed Susa. As a result of this attack, Elam...

the Middle Eastern varieties south of the border. Syriac, also known as Assyrian, a direct descendant of Jesus Christ's mother tongue, Aramaic, can also...

almost entirely Muslim, though the Assyrian Church of the East is still adhered to by most of the ethnic Assyrian minority in Iran, and has been guaranteed...

Magi, and confirmed home to Assyrian ruins. 35.80382245.0036063 Chemi Rezan — the famous caves in which the earliest human ceremonial burial site. 36.13333344...

place where physical evidence remains to mark the site of a once-active human settlement which has been abandoned, leaving few or no inhabitants. There...

largest groups, but there are many other ethnic groups, such as Kurds, Assyrians, Armenians, Jews, Azeris and Mandaeans, each with their own languages...

population are Iranian Azerbaijanis, followed by Persians, Armenians, Assyrians, and other people of the Caucasus. At an altitude of 1,340 meters above...

There are also Arabs, who are mostly concentrated Khuzestan province, Assyrians and, last but not least, Jews, who have been living in Iran peacefully...

the American Wing; Ancient Near Eastern Art, showcasing some monumental Assyrian reliefs and statues; Chinese Art, which holds some exceptional Buddhist...

from Greek into Arabic (usually through Syriac with the help of local Assyrians). The ruins of an ancient Islamic university exist. Nearby Urfa is also...

basically started by Indiana Jones. Some highlights include: much of the Assyrian "Fortress of Sargon," a colossal statue of King Tutankhamun, and the Mummy...

fourth-largest city in Iraq. It is one of the oldest continually-inhabited sites of human civilization, and is also a rapidly-growing and urbanizing center for the...

rights. Architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander designed the Synagogue as an Assyrian temple with floral ornaments. It was of great size for its time with nearly...

early Chinese, and some claim the tower was built in 640 AD by Nestorians, Assyrian Christians who reached China via Persia and the Silk Road. It's far-fetched...

locals at the gates of Eastern World; where Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Assyrian cultures mingle 40.50861343.5722051 Ani — the impressive ruins of the medieval...

Christian church has a fascinating history reflecting the presence of the Assyrian Church of the East in China. Little of the original structure remains,...

find a restaurant of any nationality, specialising in almost any cuisine. Assyrian in Fairfield and Fairfield Heights, in Greater Western Sydney, in Ware...

second largest art museum with excellent collections of Egyptian art, Assyrian reliefs, 19th-century American art, and art from Africa and Oceania, among...

10:00-18:00. Collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian artefacts. €4, reduced €2.  St.Mark's Basilica Museum (Basilica...