Iranians in Syria

Iranians in Syria
Total population
	1,600
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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[1] Iranian community in Syria cast their ballots to elect Iran's new president

[2] Iranian community in Syria cast their ballots to elect Iran's new president

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v t e Demographics of Syria
Religions	Christianity Eastern Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch Syriac Orthodox Church Armenian Orthodox Church Catholic Church in Syria Melkite Greek Catholic Church Syriac Catholic Church Armenian Catholic Church Maronite Church Latin Church Chaldean Catholic Church Assyrian Church of the East Protestant Islam Sunni Shia Alawites Ismailis Druze¹ Jews Yazidis
Ethnic groups	Albanians Arabs Bedouins Armenians Assyrians Black people of Yarmouk Basin Bosniaks Chechens Circassians Dom/Nawar (Gypsy) Greeks Jews Kurds Lebanese Turkmens/Turkomans (Turks)
Foreign nationals	Greeks Iranians Iraqis Lebanese Pakistanis Palestinians Venezuelans
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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