 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
- ^ "منظمة التحرير: مقتل 990 لاجئا فلسطينيا في سوريا (PLO: the killing of 990 Palestinian refugees in Syria)". زمان الوصل (Zaman Al Wasl) (in Arabic). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian refugee numbers/whereabouts". IRIN. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Bolongaro, Kait (23 March 2016). "Palestinian Syrians: Twice refugees - Human Rights". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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