Syrians in Denmark
Total population | |
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(19,433 (2015)) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Copenhagen, Jutland | |
Languages | |
Danish, Arabic (Syrian Arabic), Kurdish, Armenian, Neo Aramaic | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Islam. Minority Syriac Christianity and Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Arabs in Denmark, Syrian diaspora |
Syrians in Denmark make up approximately 19,433 people. They are mostly refugees from the Syrian civil war.
Demographics
Syrians in Denmark include migrants from Syria to Denmark, as well as their descendants. With a total Syria population in Denmark numbering of 19,433 , They are on the largest Arab ethnic groups living in Denmark. They mostly live in the capital Copenhagen, Many of them move from Syrian refugees of the Syrian Civil War
Notable people
- Feras Agwa, Rapper of mixed Egyptian-Syrian parents
- Naser Khader, politician of Syrian-Palestinian origin
- Sherin Khankan, imam of mixed Finnish-Syrian parents
- Maryam al-Khawaja, Muslim of Syrian origin
See also
References
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