Assyrians in Greece

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Assyrians in Greece (Greek: Ασσύριοι στην Ελλάδα) include migrants of Assyrian descent living in Greece. The number of Assyrians in Greece is estimated at around 6,000 people.^[1]

History and distribution

The modern history of the Assyrians in Greece dates back to the 1920s when a number of Assyrians who were settled in Greece formed the Assyrian Federation of Greece to represent their community. This organisation was officially recognised by the Greek state in 1934.^[1]

More Assyrian refugees later arrived from

• Assyrians in Austria
• Assyrians in Finland
• Assyrians in France
• Assyrians in Germany
• Assyrians in the Netherlands
• Assyrians in Sweden
• Assyrian diaspora

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