Assyrians in Georgia
Assyrian | |
| Religion | |
|---|---|
| Mainly Christianity (Georgian Orthodoxy and Syriac Christianity) |
History
Historically, the first
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 4,707 | — |
| 1970 | 5,617 | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 5,286 | −5.9% |
| 1989 | 6,206 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 3,299 | −46.8% |
| Sources:[3][4][5][6] | ||
The plans for military cooperation failed, but during the war that ensued, an Assyrian community of several dozen families appeared in Georgia. They arrived in Makhani from
Today's Assyrian community in Georgia
On May 15, 2005, United States President George W. Bush met with the leaders of Georgia's Assyrians. The meeting was mostly about the situation of Assyrians in Iraq. Assyrian leaders also gave the American president a letter as well. [2] When asked by Edgar Bitbunov, the Member of Assyrian International Congress "Nowadays American Georgian forces are on Assyrian soil in Iraq. Of course,we aren't indifferent to the fortune of assyrians in Iraq. What's their future like? What can you say about it?" Bush answered: "We consider that every nation is equally responsible to find its own way to develop and achieve its own object. Assyrians are equal in right to any other peoples living in Iraq these days. Assyrians other nations in Iraq first of all should change their way of thinking, should act more persistently, resolutely and bravery to achieve their own objects and principles all these are in their hands. The USA always stands for, defends and supports people fighting for justice, freedom, independence and democracy."
Assyrian churches in Georgia
- Mar Shimon Bar Sabbae Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church and Religious Cultural Center (2009), Tbilisi.
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Georgian Orthodox Church in Dzveli-Kanda.[7]
- Church of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, Georgian Orthodox Church in village Dzveli Kanda
References
- ^ "According to the 1989 population census, there were 5,200 Assyrians in Georgia (0.1 percent); according to the 2002 census, their number dropped to 3,299, while their percentage remained the same" [1] Archived 25 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine [The Assyrians of Georgia: Ethnic Specifics Should Be Preserved in the Journal of Central Asia and the Caucasus]
- ^ "2002 Georgian census". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Грузинская ССР (1939)". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Грузинская ССР (1970)". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Грузинская ССР (1979)". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Грузинская ССР (1989)". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Minority languages in Georgia" (PDF). coe.int. 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
Further reading
- The Yezidi Kurds and Assyrians of Georgia, Journal of the Central Asia & the Caucasus, Iraklii Chikhladze, Giga Chikhladze. (3/21/2003)
- The Assyrians of Georgia: Ethnic Specifics Should be Reserved