what does the word assyrian mean? how long they have been in iraq? are they all christian?

Answer 1

1.An Assyrian is a native/inhabitant of ancient Assyria. (most live in Iraq.) The origin of the Assyrians are in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.
2. A long, long time. About 4000 years.
3. Mostly (now).

Answer 2

There was no Christianity when the Assyrians lived in what is today called Iraq. They were an ancient nation that built a strong kingdom and controlled a large area of the Middle-east.

Answer 3

I'm Assyrian, we are the descendants of the Mesopotamians. Also, the indigenous people of Iraq. We were named after our ancient god, Ashur. We weren't slaves or anything like that. Our people invented many important things: lens, glass, wheel, first written language [Cuneiform] etc. We have been in Iraq before it was called Iraq, since it was Mesopotamia (7000+ years). We Assyrians speak the language Jesus spoke, and were the first group of people to accept Jesus. Yes, we all are Christian and live all over the globe. Around 4 million Assyrians exist globally, I live in the States [parents born in northern Iraq]. Hope I enlightened!

Answer 4

Assyrian can refer to many things. It could mean the ancient Mesopatamian empire. It could refer to the current Christian sects, it can refer to the language.

I think all, or almost all, Assyrians today are Christians. They live in places like Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Turkey.

Answer 5

If I recall correctly, the ancient kingdom of Assyria (which was around long before Christ was born) covered roughly the same territory as modern-day Iraq. Today's Iraqi citizens may be descended from the Assyrians, who were polytheistic.

Answer 6

the word means "slaves" or the soldiers who are imprisoned by the enemy, in arabic... ,and I don't know the A of the second Q