Druze in Syria
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Druze in Syria is a significant minority religion. According to The World Factbook, Druze make up about 3.2 percent of the population of Syria (as of 2010),[2][3] or approximately 700,000 persons, including residents of the Golan Heights.[4][5] The Druzites are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas east and south of Damascus in the area known officially as the Jabal al-Druze.[6]
Total population | |
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700,000[1] | |
Languages | |
Vernacular: Levantine (Syrian) Arabic | |
Religion | |
Druze faith |
Druze is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Syria has the largest Druzite population in the world,[14] and many Syrian Druzites also living abroad, particularly in Venezuela, who have been living there for over the past hundred years.[15]