Assyrians, Kurds, and Ottomans: Intercommunal Relations on the Periphery of the Ottoman Empire
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Chapter 1:  The Homeland and Origin of the Independent Assyrian Tribes of Tiyari and Hakkari
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The plains of Amadia contain many Chaldean villages, which were formerly very flourishing. Most of them have now been deserted, and the inhabitants have taken refuge in the higher mountains from the violence and tyranny of Kurds and Turkish governors, and from the no less galling oppression of proselytizing bishops.53

The surviving remains of Nineveh and the Babylonians were mainly to be found in the so-called Assyrian triangle between Mosul, Lake Urmia, and Lake Van.

6. The Districts of the Independent Tribes

In addition to the Upper and Lower Tiyari country, the following are some of the districts of the Assyrian country in Hakkari district east of the Great Zab, mainly those of the independent tribes.

District of Jelu

Alson, Jelu, Zirinik, Mar Zya, Thilana, Ummut, Zir, Sirpil, Bobawa, Shemsiki, and Murtoriya.

District of Julamergi

Julamerk, Kochanis, Burjullah, Espin, Gavanis, Kotranis, Euranis, Syriani, Daizi, Shamasha, Mar Dadishu, Madis, Merzin, Zerwa, Deriki, Kermi, Gesna, Kalanis, Khazakiyin, Kewuli, Meilawa, Pisa, and Alonzo.

District of Tekhoma (Tobi)

Kunduktha, Muzra, Tomago, Berjai, and Jissah.

District of Baz

Orwantiz, Shoawootha, Argub, and Kojijah.

District of Diz

The small town of Diz occupied a strategic location on the route between the country of the independent tribes and the Assyrian and Kurdish districts in Persian Azerbaijan such as Bash Qala, Albaq, and Salamis, and Van in Turkey.54 The villages of Diz were Rabban Dadishuh, Maddis, Chiri, Suwa, Golosel, Mar Kiriyakos, Akoshi, Chalchan, Gorsi, Savarins, and Chemmasha.