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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.
On 1 January 2011, Syria was estimated to have a population of 24 million people, distributed over its 14 governorates. [51] Arabs represent 80-85% of the population, with the rest being a mixture of many ethnic and religious sects, as shown in the table below:
Ethnic enclaves in Syria (1 P) European diaspora in Syria (3 C, 2 P) I. Ismailism in Syria (1 C) J. Jews and Judaism in Syria (8 C) K. Kurdish people (23 C, 19 P)
The area has also been nicknamed Federal Northern Syria and the Democratic Confederalist Autonomous Areas of Northern Syria. [9] The first name of the local government for the Kurdish-dominated areas in Afrin District, Ayn al-Arab District (Kobanî), and northern al-Hasakah Governorate was "Interim Transitional Administration", adopted in 2013. [9]
Ethnic, religious and topographical considerations were ignored or minimized. Now, just over a hundred years later, we are at another crossroads in the aftermath of the collapse of Syria, one of ...
Syrian Kurds live mainly in three Kurdish pockets in northern Syria adjacent to Turkey. [5] Many Kurds also live in the large cities and metropolitan areas of the country, for example, in the neighborhood Rukn al-Din in Damascus, which was formerly known as Hayy al Akrad (Kurdish Quarter), and the Aleppo neighborhoods of al Ashrafiya [22] and Sheikh Maqsood.
The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall. ... By increasing the Alawite presence in strategically important areas, Assad ...
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"