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  • An early morning view of the 6th century "Virgin Mary Church" in the village of Hah in the Tur Abdin region of souteastern Turkey on Friday, April 18, 2003. Hah is one of the last remaining Suryani villages in the region. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • An Suryani man from the village of Hah, in the Tur Abdin region of souteastern Turkey on Monday, April 21, 2003. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • Suryani men perform their prostrations during the Good Friday mass in the 6th century "Virgin Mary Church," the village of Hah in the Tur Abdin region of souteastern Turkey on Friday, April 25, 2003. Prostrations during mass are performed by the men, and even some women, for fifty days leading up to Easter. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • A young Suryani girl sings with the female choir group during late afternoon mass at Mor Barsavmo Church in Midyat in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey on Saturday, February 8, 2003. The ancient tradition continues, two choirs, each clustered around a lectern, sing hymns from a large book with Aramaic writing. There is a female choir, made up of girls and young women, and a male choir, made up of boys and sometimes men. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans...

  • An older Suryani man prays during the afternoon mass at Mor Barsavmo Church in Midyat, in the Tur Abdin region of souteastern Turkey on Monday, April 21, 2003. During the fifty days leading up to Easter the Suryani hold three masses daily. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • Ayhan Gurkan passes out olive branches during a special Saturday afternoon mass on the eve of Palm Sunday at Mor Barsavmo church in Midyat in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey on April 19, 2003. Gurkan is Midyat's priest in training as the town's only priest has been active for over 40 years. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.....

  • Syrian Orthodox Christians attend mass on Palm Sunday, April 20, 2003 at Mor Barsavmo Church in Midyat, in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans....

  • Father Tumas, a Syrian Orthodox monk, leads a group of young men during an afternoon prayer service as they sing the daily hymns at Mor Gabriel monastery in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turykey on Saturday, February 8, 2003. The monastery, built around 397AD, is the oldest active Syrian Othodox monastery and serves as the seat of the Metropolitan Bishop of Tur Abdin. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans......

  • Father Abdullah (Ado) leads a small procession holding a cross made of olive branches around the Mor Barsavmo church as part of the special Palm Sunday mass on April 20, 2003 in Midyat, in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • A Suryani woman during Good Friday mass on April 25, 2003 at the 6th century "Virgin Mary Church" in the village of Hah in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.......

  • Suryani children play in the courtyard of the 6th century "Virgin Mary Church" in the village of Hah in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, April 23, 2003. Hah is one of the last remaining Christian villages in the region. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people that have lived in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • Suryani children play a game similar to "hopscotch" during school recess on Thursday, April 17, 2003, village of Hah in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey. In the background can be seen the bell tower to the Virgin Mary Church. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans. ...

  • The bell tower of the Mor Barsavmo church, in the town of Midyat, the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people living in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.

  • A Suryani boy walks by the shadow of a cross in the courtyard of the 6th century "Virgin Mary Church" in the village of Hah, Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, April 23, 2003. Hah is one of the last remaining Christian villages in the region. The Suryani are Syrian Orthodox Christians, a semitic people that have lived in the area historically known as northern Mesopotamia, the Tur Abdin region, for about 5,000 years. They are one of the oldest cultures to have adopted Christianity, doing so some 300 years before the Romans.