There were large communities in Aleppo ("Halabi Jews", Aleppo is Halab in Arabic) and Damascus ("Shami Jews") for centuries, and a smaller community in Qamishli on the Turkish border near Nusaybin.
Terdapat komunitas besar orang Yahudi di Aleppo (orang "Yahudi Halabi") dan Damaskus (orang "Yahudi Shami") selama berabad-abad, dan komunitas lebih kecil di Qamishli di perbatasan Turki dekat Nusaybin.