Nochiya Tribe

Nochiya Tribe

The Nochiya (Syriac: ܡܠܬ ܕܢܒܼܟ̰ܝܼܐ Millet D'Nochiya) are an Assyrian Christian tribe that were based in and around the district of Şemdinli, in the province of Hakkari, Turkey. They are called Nochiya Assyrians (Syriac: ܢܘܿܟܝܼܝܐ Nochiyaye) and as Metropolitan's Tribe ("Millet D'Matran"), with an estimate over 20,000 remaining dispersed throughout the world.

Nochiya Tribe

Est. 1663 A.D.

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