Total population | |
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10,000-50,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Aleppo Governorate, Jazira Region | |
Languages | |
Kurmanji Kurdish |
Yazidism in Syria refers to people born in or residing in Syria who adhere to Yazidism, [1] a strictly endogamous religion. [2] [3] Yazidis in Syria live primarily in two communities, one in the Al-Jazira area and the other in the Kurd-Dagh. [1] Exact population data of Yazidis in Syria is unavailable, but it is estimated that between 10,000-50,000 Yazidis reside in Syria. [4]
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Population numbers for the Syrian Yazidi community are unclear. In 1963, the community was estimated at about 10,000, according to the national census, but numbers for 1987 were unavailable. [5] There may be between about 12,000 and 15,000 Yazidis in Syria today. [1] [6] Since 2014, more Yazidis from Iraq have sought refuge in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria to escape the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL. [7] [8] [9] In 2014, there were about 40,000 Yazidis in Syria, primarily in the Al-Jazirah. [10]
Following the extension of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria into the Kurdish-majority Afrin District, reports have emerged of Yazidis in demographically mixed villages of the Kurd-Dagh region being targeted by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) because of their religious identity, [11] as well as having their shrines desecrated. [12] As in October 2019 Turkey invaded the north eastern part of Syria; several Yazidi villages have been targeted and their inhabitants fled to the region still under the control of the AANES. [13] Kidnapping of Yazidi women and girls by the SNA is an ongoing problem. [14] [15] [16]
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Total population | |
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10,000-50,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Aleppo Governorate, Jazira Region | |
Languages | |
Kurmanji Kurdish |
Yazidism in Syria refers to people born in or residing in Syria who adhere to Yazidism, [1] a strictly endogamous religion. [2] [3] Yazidis in Syria live primarily in two communities, one in the Al-Jazira area and the other in the Kurd-Dagh. [1] Exact population data of Yazidis in Syria is unavailable, but it is estimated that between 10,000-50,000 Yazidis reside in Syria. [4]
Part of
a series on the
Yazidi religion Yazidism |
---|
Population numbers for the Syrian Yazidi community are unclear. In 1963, the community was estimated at about 10,000, according to the national census, but numbers for 1987 were unavailable. [5] There may be between about 12,000 and 15,000 Yazidis in Syria today. [1] [6] Since 2014, more Yazidis from Iraq have sought refuge in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria to escape the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL. [7] [8] [9] In 2014, there were about 40,000 Yazidis in Syria, primarily in the Al-Jazirah. [10]
Following the extension of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria into the Kurdish-majority Afrin District, reports have emerged of Yazidis in demographically mixed villages of the Kurd-Dagh region being targeted by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) because of their religious identity, [11] as well as having their shrines desecrated. [12] As in October 2019 Turkey invaded the north eastern part of Syria; several Yazidi villages have been targeted and their inhabitants fled to the region still under the control of the AANES. [13] Kidnapping of Yazidi women and girls by the SNA is an ongoing problem. [14] [15] [16]
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: |first3=
has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)