Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, and Iran are the four Middle Eastern countries where Arabic is not the dominant language spoken.
The primary language spoken in the eastern Mediterranean region is Arabic. This includes countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and parts of Turkey and Cyprus. Arabic is a widely spoken language in this region due to historical, cultural, and religious influences.
Turkey, Iran, and Israel are three Middle Eastern countries where Arabic is not the main language. Turkish is spoken in Turkey, Persian in Iran, and Hebrew in Israel.
There are 6 Arabic dialects spoken in Yemen:Arabic, GulfArabic, HadramiArabic, Judeo-Yemeni (only about 1,000 remaining Jews speak this dialect. The rest live in Israel).Arabic, SanaaniArabic, StandardArabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni
Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
Kurdish is spoken in Eastern Turkey, mostly in Diyarbakır region where there is a concentration of Kurds. Arabic is not widely spoken in Turkey, there is not a significant Arab community except in Hatay Province and Gaziantep; however, Arabic is used liturgically in Mosques.
Bedouins speak many different dialects of Arabic. Most Bedouins in Israel speak Hebrew and Levantine Arabic.
In the Middle East, Hebrew is spoken in:IsraelIn the Middle East, Kurdish is spoken in:TurkeyIraqIranSyriaAzerbaijanIsrael (by about 150,000 Kurdish Jews)In the Middle East and North Africa, Arabic is spoken in:AlgeriaBahrainChadComorosDjiboutiEgyptEritreaIraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonLibyaMaltaMauritaniaMoroccoOmanPalestinian AuthorityQatarSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSudanSyriaTanzania( Zanzibar)TunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesYemen
Swahili
Every Middle Eastern country has Arabic speakers, but in some countries it is only a minority because the dominant population is non-Arab. The four countries where the majority of the population is Non-Arabic Speaking are: Iran, Turkey, Israel, and Cyprus.
Yes, Arabic is spoken in Somalia.
Lebanon is the small country in the eastern end of the Mediterranean where Arabic is the official language.