Iranians in Syria are residents of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian background or descent residing in
Syria. Some of them are Syrian citizens while some are migrants or descendants born in Syria with Iranian ancestry. Many Iranians in Syria live in
Damascus.
Iranian community in Syria cast their ballots to elect Iran's new president
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Notable people
See also
*Iran–Syria relations
Syria and Iran are strategic allies. Syria is usually called Iran's " closest ally", with ideological conflict between the Arab nationalism ideology of Syria's secular ruling Ba'ath Party and the Islamic Republic of Iran's pan-Islamist policy ...
*Iranian diaspora
Iranian diaspora refers to Iranian people or those who are of Iranian ancestry living outside Iran.[Iranian support for Syria in the Syrian Civil War
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic are close strategic allies, and Iran has provided significant support for the Syrian government in the Syrian civil war, including logistical, technical and financial support, as w ...](_blank)
References
Syria
Ethnic groups in Syria
Syria
Middle Eastern diaspora in Syria
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