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Assyrians in the State of Palestine

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of the East and West Syriac Rite. The majority of Assyrians in the Holy Land (Israel and Palestine) are adherents of the Syriac Orthodox Church, while a smaller community of Catholic Assyrians also exists.
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is the largest Assyrian church, covered by the Archbishopric of Israel, Palestine and Jordan under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Gabriel Dahho.
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has been represented in Jerusalem by a non-resident patriarchal vicar. In 1997, the Chaldean Catholic Church established the
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which was previously governed as the Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem within the Patriarch's own archeparchy.
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at the beginning of 1967 left the region (mostly Jerusalem and Bethlehem) in the following years.
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The Assyrian presence in the modern State of Palestine mainly originated from those who fled the
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with various additional/alternate self-identifications, such as Syriacs, Arameans, or Chaldeans
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The Assyrians in the Holy Land today number about 5,000, mostly living in the cities of
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in Jerusalem. The Syriac Orthodox Church also has sharing rights to the
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in 1915. Many found refuge in what was known as the "Syriac Quarter" in
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Assyrians along with other Christians celebrated Easter in Jerusalem
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where they possess an altar on the western side of the holy site.
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Index

Assyrians in Palestine
Assyrian people
State of Palestine
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Levantine Arabic
Neo-Aramaic
Modern Hebrew
Assyrian Church of the East
Syriac Orthodox Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
Assyrians
Arabic
Assyrians
State of Palestine
Assyrian genocide
Tur Abdin
Bethlehem
Old City of Jerusalem
Armenian Quarter
Jewish Quarter
Israel-Arab War of 1967
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Bethlehem

Old City of Jerusalem
Christians
Syriac Orthodox Church
Monastery of Saint Mark

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