List of Assyrian tribes
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The ancient tribes in this List of Assyrian tribes still exist today. Most were established after the fall of the Assyrian Empire in 612 BCE. For most ancient civilizations, tribes were important precursors of nations. The Assyrians were no exception.
The Assyrian tribes trace their roots back to the geographical area known today as Northern Iraq, centered around Hakkari in Turkey and Urmi in Iran.
The tribes each had their own leaders, both civil and religious. Like all tribes they contained clans, which in turn contained villages and the villages had family groups.
Tribes include:
- Albaq Tribe
- Barwar Tribe
- Baz Tribe
- Botan Tribe
- Chal Tribe
- Diz Tribe
- Gawar Tribe
- Halim Tribe
- Jelu Tribe
- Kasran Tribe
- Mazar Tribe
- Minianish Tribe
- Nochiya Tribe
- Qochanis Tribe
- Salamas Tribe
- Taimar Tribe
- Tkhuma Tribe
- Tyari (Lower) Tribe
- Tyari (Upper) Tribe
- Urmi Tribe
- Walto Tribe
