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Population

21,000

Main Language

Western Neo-Aramaic

Largest Religion

Islam 60.00%

Christian

40.00%

Evangelical

0.10%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Aramaic, West
People Name in Country	Aramaic, West
Natural Name	West Aramaic
Alternate Names	West Aramaic
Population this Country	21,000
Population all Countries	51,000
Total Countries	3
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	2 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	13175
ROP3 Code	105954

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Arab World
People Cluster	Assyrian / Aramaic
People Group	Aramaic, West

Affinity Bloc	Arab World
People Cluster	Assyrian / Aramaic
People Group	Aramaic, West
Ethnic Code	CMT31

Geography

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Country	Syria
Region	Africa, North and Middle East
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	12 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Rif Dimashq Governorate, Al-Qutayfah district; Qalamoun mountains, 50 km north of Damascus, Ma’lula, Bakh’a, and Jubb ’Adin villages. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Syria
Region	Africa, North and Middle East
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	12 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Rif Dimashq Governorate, Al-Qutayfah district; Qalamoun mountains, 50 km north of Damascus, Ma’lula, Bakh’a, and Jubb ’Adin villages.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.10 %)	40.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	60.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Western Neo-Aramaic (21,000 speakers)
Language Code	amw Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Western Neo-Aramaic (21,000 speakers)
Language Code	amw Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Western Neo-Aramaic

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Primary Language: Western Neo-Aramaic

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes
Bible-New Testament	Yes (2017)
Bible-Complete	No

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth

Sources

Photo Source	Sylvia beth Yakub - Flickr Creative Commons
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Lebanon	27,000	3 ●
Syria	21,000	2 ●
West Bank / Gaza	3,300	3 ●
Totals: 3	51,000

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