Afro-Syrians

Afro-Syrians
سوريون أفارقة
Total population
Unknown; never recorded[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Daraa, Golan Heights, Damascus[1][2][3]
Languages
Arabic[4]
Religion
Islam (mostly Sunni; with a significant Shia minority)[5]
Related ethnic groups
Syrians, Sudanese Arabs, Afro-Jordanians, Afro-Palestinians, Afro-Iraqis, Afro-Saudis, Al-Akhdam, Afro-Omanis

Afro-Syrians are Syrian people of Black African heritage. They almost entirely live in Southwestern Daraa and the bordering Golan Heights with only a handful living in other parts of Syria and other parts of the world. Outside of Daraa, their existence is nearly unknown.

  1. ^ a b Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (19 January 2017). "Black Syrians: The Case Of The Yarmouk Basin". Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad. "Sudanese-Syrians: Interview". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
  3. ^ a b Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad. "The West African Shi'a Community of Damascus: Interview". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
  4. ^ "Syrian Colloquial Arabic alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com.
  5. ^ "Syrian Culture - Religion". Cultural Atlas.

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