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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Jordanian Arabs of Syria

The Jordanian Arabs of Syria, numbering approximately 40,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Jordanian-origin Levantine Arab community in neighboring Syria, part of the closely connected social and tribal landscape spanning the Jordanian-Syrian borderlands They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Jordanian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Arab, Jordanian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Syria
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 40,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042865
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Jordanian Arabs:
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I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Arab, Jordanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104301) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Jordanian ArabsPG011669Jordanian ArabsFrance1,600Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG011778Jordanian ArabsJordan3,585,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG042754Jordanian ArabsKuwait407,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG042796Jordanian ArabsSaudi Arabia239,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG042865Jordanian ArabsSyria40,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG042883Jordanian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates192,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG043292Jordanian ArabsUnited States85,500Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG046412Jordanian ArabsOman24,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Jordanian ArabsPG047415Jordanian ArabsCanada15,500Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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