Excerpt from A Modern Syriac-English Dictionary, Vol. 1: Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy, Columbia University
The Syriac speaking community is found today in the dis strict which lies between Lake Urmi 1, Lake Van, the River Tigris and the city of Mosul.
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