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The majority of Syrian Arabs speak a variety of dialects belonging to Levantine Arabic.Arab tribes and clans of Bedouin descent are mainly concentrated in the governorates of al-Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and eastern Aleppo, forming roughly 30% of the total population and speaking a dialect related to Bedouin and Najdi Arabic.
A significant number of these ethnic groups are Arabized, particularly those that adhere to Islam. The CIA World Factbook cites the following figures for ethnic groups as in July 2018: approximately Arab 50%, Alawite 15%, Kurd 10%, Levantine 10%, other 15% (includes Druze , Ismaili , Imami , Nusairi , Assyrians , Turkmen , Armenian and Chechens ...
A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Sunni Muslims are the largest religious group. Up until the capture of Damascus by rebel forces, it was the only country governed by neo-Ba'athists.
The presence of Arabs in Syria is recorded since the 9th century BC, [78] and Roman period historians, such as Strabo, Pliny the Elder, and Ptolemy, reported that Arabs inhabited many parts of Syria, [79] which according to modern historians indicate either an ethnic group or a nomadic way of life.
The Alawite community - from which the Assad family originates - are the largest Muslim minority group in Syria, making up roughly 10 per cent of the population and situated largely in Syria’s ...
In Egypt, Copts are the major Christian group, represent approximately 10% of the national population and are the largest Christian group in the region. [18] Syria has a similar percentage of Christians. In Lebanon, the Maronite Christian make up 21% of the population. [17] In Bahrain, Jordan, Libya, Oman, and Yemen, other minority religious ...
Ethnic groups in Syria (21 C, 30 P) Expatriates in Syria (47 C, 5 P) I. Immigration to Syria (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Demographics of Syria"
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Syria" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...