Harbole is an old Assyro-Chaldean village situated in the district of Silopi (Mardin), in the south-east of Turkey. Two other Assyro-Chaldean villages, Hassana and Bespin were near of Harbole which was abandoned during the genocide of 1915 (Sayfo) and reconstructed after 1922. In the past, Harbole was founded on the sitting of an old village : Kharwata.

This DVD video of 56 minutes (in soureth) produced by VAC Productions and AACF is a historical documentary. You will hear about the history and the life of this village, abandoned in 1980s and 1990s. You will also view two interviews of Mar Paul Karatas (bishop of Amida, Diyarbakir who passed away in 2005) and of Mar Petrus Harbolaya (bishop of the Chaldean Church in Iraq).

You can order your DVD by sending an e-mail to : radio.vac@wanadoo.fr.