{{Infobox Religious group
|group = Chaldean Christians<br/>(<big>ܟܲܠܕܵܝܹܐ</big> ''Kaldāye'')
|image= [[File:Chaldeansoftheprovinceof MardinI am Chaldean 2015-05-30 15-03.JPGjpg|200px250px]]|caption = Chaldeans from [[MardinCalifornia]], 19th 21st century.
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|region1 = {{flag|Iraq}}
==History==
[[File:Chaldeansoftheprovinceof Mardin.JPG|thumb|Chaldeans from [[Mardin]], 19th century]]
Chaldeans are native people of [[Mesopotamia|Mesopotamia]]. The term ''Chaldean'' is also noted in the Holy Bible of the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ''Ur Kasdim'' (according to long held Jewish tradition, the birthplace of Abraham in ''Chaldea'') as meaning ''Ur of the Chaldees''.<ref>Biblical Archaeology Review May/June 2001: Where Was Abraham's Ur? by Allan R. Millard</ref>