The guy you interviewed, his name was Hameed known as Jim in Detroit, he passed away a month and a half ago. May God rest his soul and thank you for this video for some memories of him. (The guy in the video at 5:36)
Oh, what sad news 🥺. As you can see from the video, he was such a sweet person. He really made our visit memorable. So sorry to hear he passed away. Thanks for letting me know. All the best to his family 🙏
Welcome to Assyria! Glad you enjoyed Alqosh which we call "Matha d'yemmat mathwatheh" in Assyrian translating to "the village of the mother of all villages"
Alqosh is a Chaldean town not Assyrian, never was. actually modern Assyrians (the Nestorian) were also Chaldeans before England invented the new ID for them for imperialistic reasons
ابن العراق الاصيل شكد كريم وابن خير. شوف هذا الشاب شلون دفعلهم فلوس الشاي واللفات ويكول بالقوش مااخذو مني ولا فلس. الله يحفظكم من كل مكروه وتظلون فخر للعراق والعراقيين.
God Bless alqosh and its people Tihe umtho suryeyto othureyto God Bless Assyrian Nation and all its denomination (Chaldean, Syriac...) God protect all our people in the Homeland and strenghten them. And May god Bless our children to let them futher speak in our Holy Aramaic language, the language of the savior of the world Jesus Christ. Amin ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܘ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܛܪ ܝܐܡܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Alaha barokhlokh God bless our Assyrian people from all church denominations Chaldean Catholic, Assyrian church of the East,Syriac Catholic & Orthodox. MARANATHA
Alqosh is a Chaldean town not Assyrian, never was. actually modern Assyrians (the Nestorian) were also Chaldeans before England invented the new ID for them for imperialistic reasons
@@FirasAlkarradiwrong, alqosh was an Assyrian village since 1500 BC. It was built as an administrative town for Nineveh, the capital city of Assyria. We are suraye not kaldaye. Suraye comes from Ashuraye.
@@IOSPBITBRNO WRONG, Alqosh and all of Nineveh plain & Duhok villages were built by Chaldean and Jewish prisoners whom king Sennacharib brought to Nineveh, 70y before the Chaldeans defeated the Assyrians and vanished them from history. Syriacs were an Arab tribe, Surayah came from Osroene, the Greek name for Edessa, and Osreone came from Persian Khisrow, he was a commander in Edessa, the Persian built it as a defense wall to stop the Greeks, the Arab tribe (later became Syriacs) settled in it in the 2nd century BC. the Syriacs spread Christianity in the region, and the word Surayah became a synonym for the word Christian. modern Assyrians are the Nestorian Chaldeans who didn't convert to Roman church, England invented the new ID for them soome 130y ago
@@FirasAlkarradi you could not be more wrong😂. Even the Jews know Alqosh is an Assyrian village. It is written that way in the old testament. You are just mad that your identity was given to you by a pope. I grew up Chaldean and still practice the Chaldean Catholic faith. My grandfather knows he is religiously Chaldean and ethnically Assyrian. His grandfather only knew this along with all of our ancestors. I am an Assyrian of Alqosh, the village that carried the Chaldean Catholic church in its womb. Suraye are Assyrians.
Raman, that was the best mini documentary on Alqosh I've seen, especially when you mention it's true Assyrian identity and writing all over, when at the same time western visitors Strategically avoid our name, and gleefully call our Assyria, K-stan. Everyone, this is a Real Assyrian town, based on an Assyrian name, with Assyrian writings and architecture all over, in the heart of Assyria. Do not be fooled by any other names for it. Btw, Alqosh means God's Bow in Assyrian, based on ancient Assyrian Eilu/m ( God ) and Qishtu/Gishtu ( Bow ). Basima Raba Raman. Well done brother 👏
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it ! I'm hearing that some travelers aren't being allowed to visit the town (don't know why). So I'm glad that I was able to show it to you all 🙏
Thank you for this amazing video!!! I really missed my hometown 😢 I'm super happy that you like it and our people there welcomed you☺️ Alqosh is one of the prettiest and safest places in Iraq. I can not wait to go back and visit the place where I was born and raised. Thank you for this video🙏
I am so glad to see that you had a good time in Alqosh. I really miss my hometown Alqosh where I was born and raised. Watching this video motivated me to visit Alqosh soon!
Let me add I'm really happy you showed Assyrians respect and let other know about us, because unless your from Turlock, Chicago, Michigan, Sweden and Australia you won't really know about Assyrians. A lot of people just refer us as Iranian or Iraqi Christians, some call us Syrians which we hate having to explain and the worst is calling us Arabs lol. Anyways much respect to you my friend and Assyrians people will always take care of you!!
Wow Raman how cool! Are you originally Assyrian from Iraq or Syria? There are other Assyrian cities in Nineveh where you can also find beautiful churches.
Im half Iranian Assyrian on my dads side, half Sicilian on my moms side, got the best of 2 worlds!! Especially regarding food lol, but I was def raised more in Assyrian culture, I used to speak fluently and I was always with my Assyrian family, I live in Cali and most my Italian side is split up and live in NYC and NJ. I'm a very proud Assyrian too!!! Even tho my daughter is only 1/4 Assyrian she speaks a little and her middle name is Ishtar and obviously she has my Assyrian last name Badal!!
Thanks for watching and sharing! I am myself an Assyrian born in Iran. But we moved to the US when I was a child so I really just know US. I hope to visit Iran again someday 🤞
Give directions. Which airport? in Iraq I assume.. Then what ask to go to Alqosh town, must be located same vicinity tnext to many other Assyrian villages
Hi. I visited Alqosh from nearby city of Duhok. The nearest big airport to Duhok is Erbil. I have a "how to" guide about Iraq, it might help you with many questions: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rRykGgi8Zag.html . It has been a couple years since I made the video, so it is important to verify current situation before following what is in the video.
@@ManiakKonsol I recorded and showed what I saw. I didn't see any army at all when I visited. There was a checkpoint (like countless others in the country), but I didn't notice which uniform or organization the person was from.
Here’s just a friendly reminder to always insist to pay and pay double! Our people in the homeland are AMAZING in terms of hospitality! But they also struggle economically post-ISIS so make sure to help fund their businesses from the diaspora especially if you visit!
Nearly six million Assyrian Christians dot the world. Mesopotamia is the homeland of the Assyrians. The famous royal cities of the Assyrians, Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Arbela, Dur-Sharrukin and Nineveh were built in it. The Assyrians ruled for approximately 1,300 years - from about 2000 B.C. to 612/10 BC - in northern Mesopotamia an ancient landscape between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. A clear reference to the existence of the Assyrians, on the other hand, can already be found in the Old Testament (1st Book of Moses 2:14). There it says: * “… the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates..." One day we will return to our country. Assyria belongs to the Assyrians. Isaiah 19:23-25
We are Assyrians. Northern Mesopotamia is part of the Assyrian heartland. Assyria includes Tur Abdin, Botan, Hakkari, Urmia and Nineveh. The people speak surit (Ashur-Sur-Surit) and call themselves Suraye (Ashuraye) in their language. The word Syria comes from Assyria. (Among others, signed by Prof. Dr. Stefan Wimmer) Let's move on to the Chaldeans. Babylon only later mixed with the Chaldeans to the south. The land of the Chaldeans was in the southern part of Mesopotamia. When we talk about Babylon today, we only mean the “city” of Babylon (Babel). Akkadian is divided into two language groups: Assyrian and Babylonian. Nearly six million Assyrian Christians dot the world. Mesopotamia is the homeland of the Assyrians. The famous royal cities of the Assyrians, Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Arbela, Dur-Sharrukin and Nineveh were built in it. The Assyrians ruled for approximately 1,300 years - from about 2000 B.C. to 612/10 BC - in northern Mesopotamia an ancient landscape between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. A clear reference to the existence of the Assyrians, on the other hand, can already be found in the Old Testament (1st Book of Moses 2:14). There it says: * “… the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates..." One day we will return to our country. Assyria belongs to the Assyrians. Isaiah 19:23-25
Just a clarification, there’s no such thing as Assyrian or Chaldean language; however, there is the Aramaic “dialect” of Assyrian or a Chaldean dialect, same alphabet, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure and the entire Aramaic text is the same whether in Galilee or Alqosh. Mar Hormiz had hundreds of caves carved by monks and spent nearly all their lives talking to God and to be spiritual. Also, Alqosh was and is NOT Assyrians excluding a few families. They’re Chaldeans meaning they’re Catholics, hardly a topic that’s even open to debate and the locals will tell you that. The pleasant man from Michigan mentioned Assyrian out of politeness. Most Assyrians are orthodox, one would assume an Assyrian churches abound, NOT one exists. The churches are “Chaldean Catholic of eastern rite”, been the case since 1510 AD when Christians went to Rome and wanted the name “Chaldean” as an identity, the Vatican didn’t care, fine then call it a Chaldean Catholic Church, problem solved, well not exactly bcz now they’re part and follow what’s told to them by the Vatican.
Assyrians accepted Christ in 33AD by Thomas 4 months after the cruxifixction. They have the original Lord’s Prayer in Jesus’s language because thats the Assyrian language its called surith or aramaic. But nobody calls it aramaic but the west. It has always been called surith translated to Assyrian. Surith means Assyrian. We where shunned by catholic church and split into factions because of a man named nestorian. We didn’t shun him we accepted him in the church still while catholics didn’t. There was small differences in his beliefs. He went directly by the book while catholic disagrees with things like when he said Mary mother of lord or mother of jesus. Not mother of god. Even though they still believe him to be the son of god
@@SincerelyRaman people think nestorian is a religion and not a man that was shunned by the church. The assyrian church was established long before his birth in 4th century ce, the church of the east was founded in the 1st century. 70 or so years after the nation’s conversion
@@SincerelyRaman so many misconceptions about assyrians. Because of uneducated people who said these are nestorians! But they speak aramaic and call themselves suriya since the beginning of our existence. Why not simply ask them what are you? And translate that. Why not use history and haploid groups? Genetics tell us everything we need to know about us. Accepting Christ preserved our genetics because we did not intermingle with other groups since the time of our conversion till now they have barely changed. Marriage between armenians will have some caucuses dna etc but its about 80/20 or less depending on the person. But the preservation of Assyrian genetics are a crazy thing to research. It will blow your mind.
@@Fatkidlovecakeexactly brother we are Assyrians which Our lord Jesus Christ has preserved. We are the first people ethnically to convert & accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior through the apostles Toma Addai & Mari
The lines here are always highly controversial for sure. It's most important to care about people, whether like us or different. And not be overly focused on the lines in the sand 🙏
Thanks for your input. It is a difficult topic, you can read about it as much as you like. Also, you can see what the biggest "Flag" is as you enter the city. Look in the distance here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qLwfgZM5_G8.html
@@SincerelyRaman it's most so complicated for you ,I am sorry to put you in this conflict ... You are welcome anywhere in Iraq ☺️ you must visit mosul city 🏙️
Thanks. Actually, I changed it. Can't wait to see who complains next 😄. I have been to Mosul, loved it. Vlog is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MLmYgOcXmIg.html 😊
@@SincerelyRaman Alqosh is part of the Ninawa Governate which hasn't been incorporated by the KRG. The people of Alqosh have actually protested the Kurdish occupation of the city. The previous mayor was literally kidnapped and replaced by a pro-KRG mayor. Hopefully our people can live in peace. Thank you for the video aziza
My friend.. thanks for the great videos but Alqosh is not considered part of Kurdistan. The local Assyrians will be insulted if they knew this is what you have called their village.
I will repeat what I said before: Thanks for your input. It is a difficult topic, you can read about it as much as you like. Also, you can see what the biggest "Flag" is as you enter the city. Look in the distance here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qLwfgZM5_G8.html
Maybe go do a bit of research before you make such comments. Assyrians don't have a state anymore but are the original inhabitants of Mesopotamia (parts of today's Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran). Although they are not Kurds, they are not Iraqi either as the so called Iraq was only made after world war 1 by the British/French and given to Arabs with disregard to all the other Ethnicities that were there for thousands of years before any Arab had stepped foot into Mesopotamia. Not sure where you get off being offended at Mesopotamia/Assyria being called Kurdistan but not offended when it's called Iraq? Again, I suggest you go do research into what this so called Iraq is, when it was created and as a special point of interest when was the Iraqi Army first established and who was it's first enemy (or more precisely, it's first VICTIM).
يرب اتوسل إليك بحق إسمك الأعظم أن ترزق صاحب اليد التي ستدعمي فرحه يسجد لها باكيا ورزقا لاينتهي وتوفيق النهايه.🥀💖..و يا رب أن تساعد طلبة العلم وا رزقهم نجاحا في الامتحانات واجعل شبابنا قدوة وخير الأمة......🤲
Yes, Chaldean Catholic and ethnically Assyrian. All modern ‘Chaldeans’ are ethnic Suraye (Assuraye) = Assyrians. Alqosh is located in Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.
@@edoh497 where did you get you information Ancient Assyrians have been vanished by Chaldeans your identity is invented by church of England you have nothing to do with ancient ones
@@alkiskosh6536 Aren’t you sick of repeating the same shit? Do you think Assyrians vanished into thin air? 😂 where did you get your information from? A person calling themselves a Suraya (Assuraya) native to northern Mesopotamia in Nineveh which is the Assyrian heartland, is all a coincidence and the work of the British? Did the British also teach us our Assyrian language too? Get a life!
The Kurdistan region is beautiful and the weather is cold there, but after three months, hell will burn in southern Iraq,😂 the temperature will reach 55 degrees
Alqosh is a Chaldean town not Assyrian, never was. actually modern Assyrians (the Nestorian) were also Chaldeans before England invented the new ID for them for imperialistic reasons
@@SincerelyRaman Your info is WRONG, King Sennacherib brought Jews, Chaldeans and Arameans as captives to Nineveh, he used them to finish the Dur Sharokin project that was abandoned by King Sargon II, Alqosh and the rest of Chaldeans and Syriacs villages were built by those prisoners. Some 70 years later the Chaldeans defeated the Assyrians and they VAINISHED from history, until the British arrived and invented the New Assyrian ID for the Nestorian Chaldeans whom were living in Hakkari mountain (turkish Kurdistan) and Iran and the Caucasus. Nestorian Chaldeans were the Chaldeans who didn't convert to Catholicism in the 16th century and stayed Nestorians. Since the 1990s these modern Assyrians began a FAD`SCIST movement and start claiming that every Iraqi Christian is Assyrian. Google Nestorian Chaldeans, you'll find plenty of OLD books and documents identifying the modern Assyrians as CHALDEANS. Up until 130y ago, then they changed their ethnicity (British plan)
@@SincerelyRaman you have done what I one day would love to do is visit the home of my ancestors . Thank you for such a good video brother Jesus Christ Bless you my brother
I’m visiting alqosh next month, first time I see my village, proud of our Assyrian village. Very unfortunate they are trying to put the Chaldean name in our village… wish things didn’t go that way back in 1552 when Roman’s played with our identity.
