Religion in Syria

  1. Sunni Islam (74%)
  2. Alawite Islam, Ismaili, and Shia (13%)
  3. Christianity (10%)
  4. Druze (3%)

Religion in Syria refers to the range of religions practiced by the citizens of Syria. Historically, the region has been a mosaic of diverse faiths with a range of different sects within each of these religious communities.

The majority of Syrians are Muslims, of which the Sunnis are the most numerous (formed mostly of Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, and Circassians), followed by the Alawites and other Shia groups (particularly Isma'ilis and Twelver Shi’ism), and Druze. In addition, there are several Christian minorities (including Antiochan Orthodox, Melkite Catholics, Armenian Apostolics, Armenian Catholics, Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholics, Assyrian Apostolic, Chaldean Catholics, Maronites, Latin Catholics, Roman Catholics, Protestants). There is also a small Yazidi community. In 2020, the Jewish Chronicle reported that there were no Jews left in Syria.

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