Iraqi Christians

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Syriac_literature
Christian art and architecture in Iraq
Iraqi Christian music
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Chaldean_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Latin_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo significant emigration since 2003
gptkbp:historicalPresence since 1st century AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iraqi Christians
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Syriac
Armenian
English
Kurdish
gptkbp:minorityStatus religious minority in Iraq
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2003_Iraq_War
2014 ISIS persecution
mass exodus post-2003
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Arameans
gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Chaldeans
gptkb:Armenians
Mandaeans (sometimes included)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Rabban_Hormizd_Monastery
gptkb:Mar_Mattai_Monastery
gptkb:St._George's_Church,_Baghdad
gptkb:St._Joseph's_Cathedral,_Baghdad
gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Mosul
gptkbp:persecutedBy yes
gptkbp:population estimated 250,000-500,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Basra
gptkb:Duhok
gptkb:Nineveh_Plains
gptkb:Kirkuk
Erbil
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Assyrian_people
gptkb:Chaldean_people
gptkb:Armenians_in_Iraq
gptkb:Christianity_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chaldean_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5