Syria's communities and civilizations – history, sites and heritage
Mandaeans
الصابئة المندائيون
Religious communities
Mandaeans are a religious community historically centred in Iraq. After 2003 many Iraqi Mandaeans took refuge in Syria and Jordan; about 1,000 were reported to remain in Syria in 2015.
The Mandaean community of Iraq collapsed after the 2003 invasion, and most members relocated to Iran, Syria and Jordan; in early 2007 more than 80 percent of Iraqi Mandaeans were refugees in Syria and Jordan.
Sources and details
Syria is a place of refuge rather than a historic homeland of the community.
About 1,000 Mandaeans were reported to remain in Syria in 2015 (Mandaean Human Rights Group submission, estimate). No Mandaean sites in Syria were found.
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