Religion in Syria

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Historically, the region of modern-day Syria has been a mosaic of diverse religions with a range of different sects within each of these religious communities. The majority of Syrians are Muslims, of which the Sunnis are the most numerous (formed mostly of Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, and Circassians), followed by the Alawites and other Shia groups (particularly Isma'ilis and Twelver Shi’ism) Druze are about 3% of the population. It has its origin in Shia Islam, but Druze do not consider themselved Muslims. In addition, there are several Christian minorities (including Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholics, Armenian Apostolics, Armenian Catholics, Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholics, Assyrian Apostolic, Chaldean Catholics, Maronites, Latin Catholics, Protestants). There is also a small Yazidi community. In 2020, the Jewish Chronicle reported that there were no Jews left in Syria.

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