Armenian–Assyrian relations
Armenian flags in Yerevan
, Armenia.Armenian–Assyrian relations covers the historical relations between the Armenians and the Assyrians, dating back to the mid 1st millennium BC.
The southern border of Greater Historic Armenia, which covered an area of about 350,000 square km, shared a border with Assyria. Both the Armenians and Assyrians were among the first peoples to convert to Christianity. Today, a few thousand Armenians live in the Assyrian homeland, and about three thousand Assyrians live in Armenia.
History of Armenia and Assyria
The Assyrian–Armenian interrelations and interactions history numbers many centuries, both in pre-
Ara the Beautiful who refused Assyrian Queen Semiramis
’s offer to a marriage and become king of the world. Semiramis outraged by Ara's refusal, wages a war against Armenia and demands Ara's capture alive.
Today, several thousands of Armenians live in villages in
Shari'ah
based governments, Assyrians have started to migrate to Armenia. Though low in numbers, Assyrians living in Armenia have complete and full rights with citizenship compared to in the Islamic nations. There are many mixed marriages between Armenians and Assyrians.
Genocide
The
Ottoman empire.[2] The genocides were committed against mostly the Christian populations of the Ottoman Empire, which also included the Greek Pontic population.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Assyrians and Armenians: The history of interrelations and interactions for centuries. Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Awakening to International Human Rights By Peter Balakian.
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