Nochiya Region

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The Nochiya Region, which is different from Nochiya (a sub-district located in the Nochiya Region), is the area which consists of and 5 districts and many sub-districts. The Nochiya Region lies in 3 different countries: western Iran, northeastern Iraq and southeast Turkey. The districts that make up parts of the Nochiya Region are Shamizdin, north eastern half of the Shaqlawa District, Soran, Mergasur District and the western part of Urmia District.

Nochiya itself was actually the central sub-district located within Shamizdin. In the Shamizdin District, to the north in Turkey were the sub-districts of Gargan, Dairaneh, Khumara and Nochiya (Rustaqa). To the east, in the Urmia District located in Persia (modern-day Iran) were the Targawar, Bagzadeh and Margawar sub-districts of the Nochiya Region. In the south, in what is now mostly Iraq were the sub-districts of Rawandiz, Sidakan, Diyana, Harir and Sherwan

Semdinli (pronounced Shemdinli) has previously been known by various historical names including; Nairi, Neeri, Bet Bghash, Shapadt, Rustaqa, Shamsaldin, Shamizdin, Shamdinan, Shamzdinan and more recently as Shamzenan. Today, it is one of four districts in the modern Hakkari province, the other three being; Yukoskova (Gawar), Cukurca (Chal) and Hakkari (Julamerk) the provincial capital.

The sub-district of Nochiya is a mountainess area with possibly the most spectacular natural beauty in all of southern Turkey, it lies very close to the Iraq-Iran borders and at the time contained some 40 Assyrian and Kurdish villages.

See also

• Nochiya Tribe
• List of Nochiyayeh
• List of Nochiyayeh settlements

Maps and Refrences

• United Nation's Maps of Iraq
  • UN Map of Arbil Province, Iraq
    • UN Map of Districts in Northern Iraq
      • UN Map of Mergasur District, Iraq
      • UN Map of Shaqlawa District, Iraq
      • UN Map of Soran District, Iraq

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