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🇸🇾 Peoples of Syria

30 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Syria, best known first.

Kurdsکورد 🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 moreIndigenous Iranic people of Kurdistan, spanning Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria About 38 million, Western Iranic Uyghursئۇيغۇرلار / Уйғурлар / Uyghurlar 🇨🇳 China and 12 moreA Turkic people of Xinjiang, China, with deep roots in Central Asia About 12 million, Turkic (Karluk branch) Palestiniansفلسطينيون 🇵🇸 Palestine and 8 moreAn Arab people native to Palestine, with a large diaspora worldwide About 14 million, Semitic ChechensНохчий (Nokhchiy) 🇷🇺 Russia and 11 moreA Northeast Caucasian people rooted in Chechnya and the North Caucasus About 1.7 million, Northeast Caucasian AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic Bedouinبدو 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 15 moreNomadic and semi-nomadic Arab tribes of deserts from Arabia to North Africa About 22 million, Afro-Asiatic Safavid dynastyصفویان 🇮🇷 Iran and 11 moreRuling dynasty of Iran from 1501 to 1736, founders of Shia state religion Historical, Turkic, Indo-Iranian Israelitesבני ישראל 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic) Abazins 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreNorthwest Caucasian people now living in Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East About 210,000, Northwest Caucasian Abbasidsالعباسيون 🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreArab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate from 750 to 1258 Historical, Afro-Asiatic Banu Hilal 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 moreArab tribal confederation from Najd, known for their 11th-century migration to North Africa About 250,000, Semitic Banu Nadir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreA Jewish tribe of northern Arabia, expelled from Medina in the 7th century Historical, Semitic Qahtanites 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreDescendants of southern Arabian tribes, rooted in Yemen and Hadhramaut Afro-Asiatic Banu Qaynuqa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreJewish tribe of merchants in early Medina, expelled in the 7th century Historical Azd 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreAncient Arab tribe from South Arabia with many influential branches Semitic Banu Makhzum 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA leading Quraysh clan of Mecca, powerful before and during early Islam Historical Banu Sulaym 🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in the Hejaz, now prominent in Cyrenaica, Libya Semitic Qays 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern Arabia and the early Islamic world Historical, Semitic Taghlib 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Arab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, once known for their power and Christian faith Historical, Semitic Bayat 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 moreA widespread Oghuz Turkic tribe found from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan Turkic Banu Kalb 🇸🇾 Syria and 7 moreA major Arab tribe of the Syrian desert and steppe, 5th–12th centuries CE Historical, Semitic Anizah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 8 moreA large Arab tribe spread across Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia Semitic Banu Taym 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreA Qurayshite Arab clan with roots in Mecca, now spread across the Middle East Semitic Banu Bakr 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA historic Arab tribal confederation from central and northern Arabia Semitic Shammar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq About 1.5 million, Semitic Tayy 🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreAncient Arab tribal confederation of Jabal Shammar and the Syrian Desert Mudar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern and central Arabia in late antiquity Historical, Semitic Quda'a 🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreA confederation of Arab tribes influential in Syria and Arabia from the 4th to 12th centuries Historical, Semitic Banu Amir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreAn ancient Arab tribal confederation from Najd and Hejaz, now dispersed Historical, Semitic Banu Shayban 🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreArab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, known for poets and early Islamic leadership Semitic

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Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.