Up to 6,000 Assyrians resided there , belonging mostly to the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Church of the East .
Prior to 1915 , this area contained more than 20 Assyrian settlements , with about 30 churches and monasteries .
Up to 6,000 Assyrian resided there , belonging mostly to the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Church of the East .
Prior to 1915 , this area contained more than 20 Assyrian settlements , with about 30 churches and monasteries .