Darbandokeh was founded in 1928 by Assyrians from the refugee camp at Baqubah in the aftermath of the Assyrian genocide in the First World War, most of whom belonged to the Nochiya clan from Shemsdin in the Hakkari mountains in Turkey.
The establishment of Darbandokeh was driven by Assyrians who had been displaced due to the Assyrian genocide during World War I. The company's origins are rooted in the Baqubah refugee camp, with a significant portion of its founders coming from the Nochiya clan residing in Shemsdin, Hakkari mountains of Turkey.