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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 60,000–200,000 [1] [2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| As-Suwayda, Aleppo, Tartus and Jaramana | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Druze and Roman Catholicism |
Venezuelans in Syria consist mostly of migrants, from Venezuela and their descendants in Syria.
Some Syrian-Venezuelans returned during the last decade to Syria, establishing themselves mainly in Aleppo, Tartus and Jaramana (in the outskirts of Damascus), besides in As-Suwayda; which is known also as Little Venezuela, stands out because of the mix of its streets between the Syrian and Venezuelan dialects, the presence of both languages in posters and advertisements, the restaurants and cafes where both gastronomy are merged and where Salsa music and the music of Umm Kulthum can be heard. [3] More than 200,000 people from the Sweida area carry Venezuelan citizenship and most are members of Syria's Druze sect, who immigrated to Venezuela in the past century.
According to the Venezuelan Institute of Statistics, about one million Venezuelans have Syrian origins and more than 20,000 Venezuelans are registered in the Venezuelan Embassy in Damascus. [4] Other sources stated that there is around 60,000 Syrian-Venezuelans living in Syria. [5]
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en Siria residen más de 60 mil ciudadanos sirio-venezolanos.
Algunos regresaron durante los últimos años a Siria, estableciéndose principalmente en Alepo, Tartus y Jaramana (en las afueras de Damasco), además de en Sweda. Destaca esta última ciudad, de mayoría drusa, por la mezcla que se palpa al recorrer sus calles entre dialecto sirio y venezolano, la presencia de ambos idiomas en cartelería y anuncios, los restaurantes y cafeterías donde se fusionan ambas gastronomías y donde puede escucharse tanto la salsa caribeña como la música de Om Kolthum
de acuerdo con el Instituto de Estadística de Venezuela, cerca de un millón de venezolanos tienen orígenes sirios y más de 20 mil venezolanos están registrados en el catastro del consulado sudamericano en Damasco.
en Siria residen más de 60 mil ciudadanos sirio-venezolanos.
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