Syriacs

Syriacs (in Syriac Suryoye/Sury?ye) are those people who live in or originally come from a number of countries in the Near East (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, some neighbouring countries), have in the first centuries AD been Christianized, and in majority use the Syriac language (the Aramaic dialect once spoken in Edessa, what is now ?anl?urfa, Turkey) as their language of liturgy and literature.

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Originally the Syriac people also spoke, and for a large part continue to speak, modern Aramaic languages in everyday life, for example Turoyo, spoken in Tur Abdin, a region comprising Midyat and its surrounding villages, in the province of Mardin, Turkey. Other examples are Western Neo-Aramaic or Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Near East: The Near East is a term commonly used by archaeologists and historians, less commonly by journalists and commentators, to refer to the region encompassing the Levant (modern Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon), Anatolia (modern Turkey), Mesopotamia (Iraq and eastern Syria), and the Iranian Plateau (I...

Turkey: The Republic of Turkey or Turkey (Turkish: T?rkiye), is a bicontinental country that is located mainly in the Middle East (Southwest Asia) and partly in Southeast Europe; The Anatolian peninsula comprises most(97%) of its territory, and is situated between the Black Sea on the north and the Mediter...

Syria: Syria is an ancient region and modern state, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, in the Middle East. It borders Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. The border with Israel is disputed as Israel controls, and claims to...