Syrians in Jordan
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| group = Syrians in Jordan
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- 1,400,000 estimated (ِAugust 2015){{cite web|url = http://www.alaraby.co.uk/society/2015/9/4/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86|title = "الغذاء العالمي" يوقف مساعدة لاجئين سوريين في الأردن|author = |date = 4 September 2015|work = Al-Araby Al-Jadeed|accessdate = 5 September 2015}}
- 662,010 registered (July 2019){{Cite web|title = UNHCR Syria Regional Refugee Response|url = http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=107|date = 2019-06-04|accessdate = 2019-07-18|first = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|last = (UNHCR)}}
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| popplace = Amman, Zaatari and Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camps
| langs = Arabic (Syrian Arabic), Turkish, Kurdish
| rels = Islam (mainly Sunni Islam), Christianity and Druze
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Syrians in Jordan include migrants from Syria to Jordan, as well as their descendants. The number of Syrian refugees in Jordan is estimated at around 662,010 people registered as of July 2019,. The number of Syrians (including non-refugees) stands at 1.266 million, according to the 2015 Population and Housing Census .{{cite web|url = https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR346/FR346.pdf|title = DHS report 2018 - table A.3|author = |date = 2018|work = English|accessdate = 2 January 2021}}
Syrian refugees in Jordan are formed of various ethnic and religious groups. The majority are Arabs (including Palestinians), Syrian Turkmen and Syrian Kurds.{{citation|last1=Wahby|first1=Sarah |last2=Ahmadzadeh|first2=Hashem|last3=Çorabatır|first3=Metin|last4=Hashem|first4=Leen|last5=Al Husseini|first5=Jalal|year=2014|title=Ensuring quality education for you refugees from Syria (12-25 year): a mapping exercise|url=https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/ensuring-quality-education-for-young-refugees-from-syria-12-25-years-a-mapping-exercise-executive-summary|publisher=Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford}}
Notable People
- Queen Noor – Queen of Jordan from 1978, until 1999, she is the mother of Prince Hamza, Prince Hashim, Princess Iman, and Princess raiyah
- Princess Alia Tabbaa – first wife of Prince Faisal bin Hussein
- Omar Razzaz – 42nd Prime Minister of Jordan; he is the son of Munif Razzaz.
- Hani Mulki – 41st Prime Minister of Jordan
- Nader Dahabi – 37th Prime Minister of Jordan
- Fawzi Mulki – 10th Prime Minister of Jordan
- Hasan Abu Al-Huda – 4th Prime Minister of Jordan
- Ali al-Rikabi – 3rd Prime Minister of Jordan
- Mazhar Raslan – 2nd Prime Minister of Jordan
See also
References
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{{Demographics of Jordan}}
Category:Ethnic groups in Jordan
Category:West Asian diaspora in Jordan
Category:Refugees of the Arab Winter
Category:Refugees of the Syrian civil war
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