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Christians in Syria represent about 10% of the population. The largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. Closely following is the Melkite Greek Catholic, part of the Eastern Catholic Church. There are also some Protestants.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoNo. Syria is Sunni-Muslim majority state, but was led (until 2011) by Bashar al Assad who was an Alawite, a Post-Islamic religion that is related to Shiite Islam. Additionally, we do not currently know the Christian population in Syria since a significant portion of Christians fled Syria as refugees in the current (2011-present) Syrian Civil War. The 10% number indicated in the Community Answer was as of 2011.
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