• PEOPLE NAME: SYRIAN ARABS OF UNITED STATES

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Levant

Language: Levantine Arabic - (apc)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: United States

Also found in: Canada; France; Germany; Greece; Guadeloupe; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Martinique; Netherlands; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; Sweden; Syria; Türkiye; United Arab Emirates

Population: 188,000

Global Population: 24,280,950


PEID: 43644

ROP: 109662

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Syrian Arabs of United States, numbering 188,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Levant people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 24,280,950 in 19 countries. Their primary language is Levantine Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Syrian Arabs is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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