Syriac diaspora

Syriac diaspora

The Syriac diaspora is the presence of Syriac people outside the Syriac homeland.

yriacs in the world

yriac homeland

Europe

Germany

weden

The first Syriac group arrived to Sweden 1967, the group consisted of 205 persons. [http://www.educ.umu.se/presentation/publikationer/avhandlingar/vems_ar_historien.pdf] Today there are approximately 80 000 Syriacs living in Sweden. Most of them in Södertälje.

Well known Syriacs of the diaspora

Well known people in the Syriac diaspora include:
*Abgar Barsom
*Ibrahim Baylan
*Louay Chanko
*Fares Fares
*Josef Fares
*Tony Shalhoub
*Sharbel Touma
*Josef Özer

ee also

*Aramean-Syriac people
*Syriac Orthodox Church

References


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