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Younan, left, 28, representing an ancient Assyrian queen
of 7th century B.C, Shamiram, or Semiramis, and Osama
Yakhanis 31, representing an ancient Assyrian king, stand
up in a two-wheeled ancient Assyrian-styled war royal
chariot, drawn by a horse on Monday, April 1, 2002. This
was a part of ceremonies of mass wedding made to mark the
beginning of the new Assyrian year of 6752. More than
25,000 Assyrians gathered to celebrate the Assyrian new
year in an area covered with trees near Abdul Aziz, in
Hasaka province, 650 kilometers (400 miles) northeast of
Damascus, the Syrian capital.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi) |
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Sixteen
couples accompanied by an Assyrian folklore dance band
head toward a church-like stage built for the purpose of
marriage ceremonies on Monday, April 1, 2002, in Al
Haskakah, Syria, 345 miles northeast of Damascus. The mass
wedding was the major activity to mark celebrations of the
beginning of the new Assyrian year. More than 25,000
Assyrians gathered to celebrate the Assyrian new year .(AP
Photo Bassem Tellawi) |
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Younan, left, 28, representing an ancient Assyrian queen
of 7th century B.C, Shamiram, or Semiramis, and Osama
Yakhanis , right, 31, representing an ancient Assyrian
king, ride a two-wheeled ancient Assyrian-styled war royal
chariot, drawn by a horse on Monday, April 1, 2002. Behind
the chariot is a procession of 16 wedding couples guarded
with ancient mock royal guards of Assrian kings. The mass
wedding was to mark the beginning of the new Assyrian year
of 6752. More than 25,000 Assyrians gathered to celebrate
the Assyrian new year in an area covered with trees near
Abdul Aziz, 935 meters high above sea level, in Hasaka
province, 650 kilometers (400 miles) northeast of
Damascus, the Syrian capital.(AP Photo /Bassem Tellawi) |
