Suristan
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Suristan was used as a name in two senses during the Sassanid Persian Empire 226 to 651 AD. It was used to designate the Persian province of Surestan, roughly the same as today's Syria, as opposed to Asuristan, which was a separate province in northern and central Iraq, south east Turkey and north east Syria which denotes Assyria. It was also the name of the Sassanid city of Surestan (today's Kufa) situated in the Persian province of Middle Bih-Kavad.
The region was inhabited by Arameans, it being their ancient homeland, and also some Assyrians. The majority of people were Christian.
Suristan fell to the Arab-Islamic conquest in the 7th Century AD.
Today, approximately 10% of the population of Syria (Sassanid Suristan), remain distinctly Aramean or Assyrian and Christian. Sometimes they designate themselves as Syriac as opposed to Syrian, to distinguish themselves from the modern Arab state of Syria.
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