Syrians
Aleppo's native population
Syrians are people from Syria, a country in the Middle East bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon.
The term refers both to citizens of the modern Syrian Arab Republic and to people of Syrian descent or heritage.
Since the civil war began in 2011, millions of Syrians have become refugees, making the word frequent in news coverage of migration and humanitarian crises.
Syrian refugees have resettled across Europe and the Middle East.
Syrian seat of government
Syrian desert oasis city
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- AramaicAncient Semitic language
- PhoenicianAncient Lebanese seafarer
Crusades · Silk Road · Ottoman · mosaics · frescoes · citadel · souks · antiquities
Semitic language family member
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- kibbehBulgur and lamb preparation
- shawarmaCarved rotating-spit meat
oud · calligraphy · poetry · Eid · Ramadan · family · Druze · Sunni
Person fleeing danger abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- asylumShelter from persecution
displacement · migration · homeland · exile · remittances · integration · camps · UNHCR
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
adaptable · determination · steadfast · resourceful · courageous · hope · solidarity · recovery
Damascus
Syrian seat of government
Levantine · Fertile Crescent · Palmyra · Golan · Mediterranean
Palmyra
Syrian desert oasis city
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- AramaicAncient Semitic language
Phoenician · Crusades · Silk Road · Ottoman · mosaics · frescoes · citadel · souks · antiquities · archaeology
Arabic
Semitic language family member
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- kibbehBulgur and lamb preparation
shawarma · oud · calligraphy · poetry · Eid · Ramadan · family · Druze · Sunni · Christian
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
asylum · displacement · migration · homeland · exile · remittances · integration · camps · UNHCR · host country
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
rebuilding · adaptable · determination · steadfast · resourceful · courageous · hope · solidarity · recovery · resistance
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Middle Eastern PeoplesArabs, Persians, Kurds, Bedouins, Bedouin
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Mediterranean PeoplesGreeks, Italians, Spaniards, Turks, Egyptians
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- Syrian refugeesSyrians displaced by conflict
- Syrian ChristiansReligious minority near Lebanon
- Syrian cuisineFood traditions of Damascus
- Syrian refugee crisisMass flight from Assad's war
- Syrian hamsterStocky domesticated pocket pet