Palestinians in Syria
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Palestinians in Syria (Arabic: الفلسطينيون في سوريا) are people of Palestinian origin, most of whom have been residing in Syria after they were displaced from their homeland during the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. Palestinians hold most of the same rights as the Syrian population, but cannot become Syrian nationals except in rare cases.[2][3][4] In 2011, there were 526,744 registered Palestinian refugees in Syria. Due to the Syrian Civil War, the number of registered refugees has since dropped to about 450,000 due to many Palestinians fleeing to Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere in the region to escaping to Europe as refugees, especially to Germany and Sweden.
Total population | |
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581,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Daraa, Homs, Aleppo, Latakia and Hama governorates | |
Languages | |
Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Syrian Arabic) | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Muslims with some Christians |