The traveller Nomadic Niko describes himself as a Greek-American originally from Northwest Indiana, just outside Chicago. He visited the Tur Abdin Region in Turkey's Assyrian region recently, documenting his visit in this blog post.
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"Before the Assyrian Genocide, there were over 100 villages populated by Syriacs and 70 active monasteries. By 1999, only 10% of the original 50,000 Assyrians in Midyat and the Tur Abdin remained, and the number of villages has dwindled to around 30. Most of the monasteries are now inactive.
On a trip to the region, we were fortunate to visit three monasteries. I’ve written about each below and hope to return to see more of the others."
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