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Archbishop of Diyarbakir, from Naayem's book

Place: Diyarbakir · today Türkiye
Date: 20th century

Oval portrait of a bearded archbishop in a dark turban and robes with a pectoral cross, captioned "His Grace, Archbishop of Diarbekir". The book concerns the Chaldean and Assyrian Christians, so he is likely the Chaldean archbishop.

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Naayem, Shall This Nation Die? (1921), via Internet Archive

Joseph Naayem (author); photographer not named · Published 1921 in New York (Chaldean Rescue); public domain in the United States.

Archbishop of Diyarbakir, from Naayem's book

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