• PEOPLE NAME: PALESTINIAN ARABS OF SYRIA

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: Syria

Also found in: Canada; Egypt; El Salvador; Eritrea; France; Guatemala; Honduras; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Palestine; Panama; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; United States; Yemen

Population: 531,000

Global Population: 12,310,000


PEID: 47113

ROP: 107785

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Palestinian Arabs of Syria, numbering 531,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Levant people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 12,310,000 in 21 countries. Their primary language is Levantine Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Palestinian 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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