Iranians in Syria

Iranians in Syria
Total population
(1,600^[1])
Regions with significant populations
Damascus, Aleppo
Languages
Persian and Arabic
Religion
Predominantly Islam, minority Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Iranians, Arabs, Azeris, Armenians, Lebanese, Turks

Iranians in Syria are residents of Iranian background or descent residing in Syria. Some of them are Syrian citizens while some are migrants or descendants born in Syria with Iranian ancestry. Many Iranians in Syria live in Damascus.^[2]

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Iranian citizens abroad and their descendants

West Asia	Azerbaijan Bahrain Iraq Israel Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Syria United Arab Emirates

Europe	France Germany Netherlands Spain Sweden Norway United Kingdom Russia

Other	Australia Canada China Japan Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Thailand United States

See also	Iranian peoples Demography of Iran Irreligion in Iran Foreign relations of Iran Privatization in Iran Iran's brain drain Anti-Iranian sentiment Tourism in Iran Iranian nationality law Visa requirements for Iranian citizens Iranian passport Armenian diaspora Kurdish diaspora Azerbaijani diaspora Baloch diaspora

Demographics of Syria

Religions	Islam Sunni Shia Alawites Ismailis Druze¹ Christianity Eastern Orthodox Melkite Protestant Jews

Ethnic groups	Arabs Bedouins Arameans Armenians Assyrians Circassians Greeks Kurds Lebanese Roma (Gypsy) Turkmens Yazidis

Foreign nationals	Greeks Iranians Iraqis Lebanese Pakistanis Palestinians

¹ Under the terms of the Syrian Constitution the Druze community is designated as a part of the Syrian Muslim community.

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Iranians in Syria

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