Where is assyria?

Question

is the country really called syria? or is there an assyria too?

Answer 1

It is a former empire in the Middle East. It was basically where northern Iraq is now.

Answer 2

ancient empire of W Asia. It developed around the city of Ashur, or Assur, on the upper Tigris River and south of the later capital, Nineveh.

Answer 3

Not really.

Assyria was originally a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur and lies in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria

So, for short, Assyria is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and SYRIA.