Assyrians in the Netherlands

Assyrians in the Netherlands
Assyriërs in Nederland
Total population
30.000
Regions with significant populations
Twente, Amsterdam and surroundings
Languages
Aramaic (Surayt and Suret)
Dutch
Religion
Syriac Orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic

Assyrians in the Netherlands (Dutch: Assyriërs in Nederland) are Dutch citizens of Assyrian. They mainly live in the east of the country, in the province of Overijssel, in such cities as Enschede, Hengelo, Rijssen, Almelo and Borne. The main reason that the Assyrians are concentrated there is because it is an industrial area which lies at the Germany–Netherlands border, where a large German Assyrian population resides. Many Assyrians in the Netherlands have relatives in Germany.