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Overview of the Druze ethnoreligious group in Syria

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The Druze faith is the third-largest religion in Syria with 2010 results recording that their adherents made up 3.2 percent of the population. The Druze are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas … Wikipedia
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Total population 700,000
Languages Arabic
Religion Druze
Factsheet
Total population 700,000
Languages Arabic
Religion Druze
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Wikipedia
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Druze in Syria - Wikipedia
4 weeks ago - The Druze faith is the third-largest religion in Syria with 2010 results recording that their adherents made up 3.2 percent of the population. The Druze are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas east and south of Damascus in the area of Mount Druze. The Druze faith is a monotheistic ...
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Joshua Project
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Druze in Syria people group profile | Joshua Project
Scripture Prayers for the Druze in Syria. ... Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.
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Map of Druze communities in the Levant
It is a strange post, it seems to be a gif format, why’s that More on reddit.com
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demographic map of Syria
And all the other colours? If youre gonna post a non english map translate the whole legend More on reddit.com
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Ethnic and Ethno-religious map of Syria, showing the shift from 2010-2018
As a Syrian, this is a horrible map. It is clearly politically motivated and biased to alienate Arabs and Sunnis. Judging from the name of "M Izady" seems he might be Iranian which kinda fits the motive. Most Christians in Syria are "Arabs", all Druze are "Arabs", and all Alwites are "Arabs". And when I say Arabs, I mean Levantine Arabs, so using the word "Levantine" ONLY to refer to Christians and describing other sects as "Arabic speaking" seems to imply that Arabs are a different ethnicity and are not native to this land. More on reddit.com
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[Daily Update] Current Map of the syrian civil war (6th of Dec, 2024) Made by Me!
Basically nothing short of a full-blown Iranian intervention can save Assad right now More on reddit.com
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Middle East Institute
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The Syrian Druze at a Crossroads | Middle East Institute
July 13, 2015 - The majority of Druze lives in the province of Suwayda in the southwest. Also, around 50,000 Druze reside in Jaramana to the southeast of Damascus. (See map below; areas shaded blue represent the four main areas.)
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New Arab
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Will Druze demands for autonomy redraw Syria’s political map?
August 26, 2025 - Recent protests for Druze self-determination, with some waving Israeli flags, have reignited fears about Syria's fragmentation and the role of external actors ... In mid-August, Syria’s Druze minority crossed a historic threshold.
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Wikipedia
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Druze - Wikipedia
1 month ago - The Druze faith is one of the major ... Israel, with smaller communities in Jordan. They make up 5.5% of Lebanon's population, 3% of Syria's and 1.6% of Israel's....
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Minority Rights Group
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Druze in Syria - Minority Rights Group
April 12, 2024 - Druze have generally avoided taking sides in the current conflict. While a few Druze have aligned themselves, the majority have stayed neutral and have established checkpoints and militias in their areas, especially Suwaida, southern Syria, where Druze mainly live, in order to protect their people.
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BBC
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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria? - BBC News
July 17, 2025 - Several bouts of sectarian violence, including the killing of hundreds of members of the Alawite minority in March, have fuelled concerns over the status of minorities in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. The Druze are an Arabic-speaking ethno-religious minority in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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Juan Cole
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Map: Druze Communities
December 28, 2010 - Druze Communities in Lebaon, Syria, Jordan, Israel · Distribution of the Druze communities in the Levant.. For more on the Druze religion see this link. Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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BBC
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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south
Sectarian clashes have continued in southern Syria despite an "immediate ceasefire" announced by the country's president. Reports say that Druze fighters on Saturday pushed out Bedouin gunmen from the city of Suweida - but fighting continued in other parts of the province.
Published   July 20, 2025
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Is Israel Using the Druze to Redraw Syria's Map? | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G - YouTube
Is Israel Using the Druze to Redraw Syria's Map? | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18GA massive Israeli airstrike rocked Damascus, hitting Syria’s Defence Minis...
Published   July 17, 2025
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Reddit
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r/MapPorn on Reddit: Map of Druze communities in the Levant
July 16, 2025 - That's a nice map. Thanks. It could have been more nice if it had the elevation also. The Druze live on ... 1000 people from the green parts in israel crossed the syrian border on the way to the green parts in Syria btw
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AP News
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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire | AP News
July 17, 2025 - Security members carry belongings as they leave the damaged Syrian Defense Ministry building allegedly hit by several Israeli airstrikes, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed) Read More ... Druze from Syria and Israel protest on the Israeli-Syrian border, in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, amid the ongoing clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups in the southern Syrian city of Sweida.
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Modern Diplomacy
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Will the Middle East see the establishment of a Druze-Christian state? - Modern Diplomacy
March 6, 2025 - In yet another possible turn of events, Syria’s Druze, who live in the south, could potentially establish a protected contiguous swath of territory together with the Syrian Kurds, who live in eastern and northern Syria. There are maps that show a possible geographical continuity between the ...
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Nathan Ruser on X: "This map is inaccurate and the claims that Druze in Syria want to be annexed is inaccurate. Almost impossible to wade through the garbage on this site 😮‍💨" / X
The Druze of southern Syria have publicly declared their desire to secede from Syria and be annexed to Israel. Based on topography this is what the annexation would look like. The IDF has already taken over the DMZ in yellow and moved into some of the Druze towns.
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YouTube
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Who Are The Druze And Why Do They Seek Annexation By Israel? - YouTube
As Syria balkanizes, an interesting development has taken place in the southwestern region of Syria. Who are the Druze and why do they want to merge with Isr...
Published   December 14, 2024
Views   31K
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Encyclopedia Britannica
britannica.com › topic › Druze
Druze | History, Religion, People, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Community, Arab, & Facts | Britannica
1 week ago - The Druze faith originated in 11th-century Egypt as an offshoot of Ismaʿīlī Shiʿism during the reign of the sixth Fatimid caliph, al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh. The movement was persecuted under al-Ḥākim’s successor and in Egypt it eventually died out, but the community survived in mountainous areas of Syria ...
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BBC
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First Druze crossing in 50 years as Israel courts allies in Syria
March 14, 2025 - The southern provinces of Syria, which run along the frontier with Israel, are home to many of Syria's Druze – Arabs who practise a variant of Shia Islam – whose community stretches across Syria, Israel and Lebanon.