British Assyrians
British Assyrians are British people of Assyrian descent or Assyrians who have British citizenship.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,000-4,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London | |
| Languages | |
| English ยท Syriac-Aramaic | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority: Syriac Christianity; minority: Protestantism) |
They are indigenous to present-day northern Iraq, southeast Turkey, northwestern Iran and Syria. They speak Syriac and are predominantly Christian.
Concentrations of Assyrians are found in Greenford and in Hanwell, both towns within the London Borough of Ealing. Assyrians in the UK and other western countries mostly migrated from Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria. Migration was largely triggered by long standing ethnic and religious persecution in their homeland.
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