lThe population of Sharafiya consists primarily of Tyari-Assyrians of the Assyrian Church of the East , in addition to some Chaldean Catholics . They migrated from their original homes in the Hakkari region of southern Turkey during the Assyrian Genocide to Iraq . They then founded this village in 1938 after the Simele massacre . There are two churches in the village : a Chaldean Catholic church and an Ancient Church of the East named Mar Gewargis ( St. George )
Simele massacre
Simele massacre
Sharafiya