who were the syrians
This article is about Syrians as the majority group of Syria. For other uses, see Syrian (disambiguation) . For the population of Syria, see Demographics of Syria. For Syrians outside of Syria, see Syrian diaspora. The Syrian people (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ´Ø¹Ø¨ Ø§ÙØ³ÙØ±Ù â / ALA-LC: al-shaâab al-SÅ«rÄ«; Syriac: Ü£ÜÜªÜÜÜ¢) are the inhabitants of Syria, and their ancestors who share a common Levantine Semitic ancestry. The term also refers to the citizens of Syria, regardless of ancestry, mother tongue, ethnic identity, or culture.