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Syrian Kurds form 5 to 10% of the Syrian population, the largest non-Arab minority. Yezidis, a non Muslim group are often counted among Kurds. ... Ethnic groups in Syria.
Ethnic and religious groups % of Syrian population [51] Notes [51] Syrian Arabs: 80–85%: The Arabs form the majority in all districts except for the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Kurds: 10%: The majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims, with a Yazidi minority; concentrated in Syrian Kurdistan region and major urban centres outside that region. Turkmen ...
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.
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. ...
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 ...
Kurds, widely considered to be the largest stateless ethnic group, are an Iranic ethnic group inhabiting a mountainous region known as Kurdistan that spans parts of several sovereign states in West Asia, primarily southeastern Turkey, parts of northern Syria, northern Iraq, and western Iran. [5]
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 Kurds are the fourth-largest ethnic group in West Asia after Arabs, Persians, and Turks. The total number of Kurds in 1991 was placed at 22.5 million, with 48% of this number living in Turkey, 24% in Iran, 18% in Iraq, and 4% in Syria. [59]