| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,011,366 registered (December 2016)[1] 929,624 registered (July 2019)[2][1] 774,697 (June 2024)[3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Beirut (Greater Beirut), Tripoli, Sidon, Baalbek | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Syriac | |
| Religion | |
| Islam and Christianity |
Syrians in Lebanon (Arabic: السوريون في لبنان) refers to the Syrian migrant workers and, more recently, to the Syrian refugees who fled to Lebanon during the Syrian Civil War. The relationship between Lebanon and Syria includes Maronite-requested aid[4] during Lebanon's Civil War which led to a 29-year occupation of Lebanon by Syria ending in 2005.[5] Following the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, refugees began entering Lebanon in 2011.[6]
In 2011–2016 over 1.5 million refugees from Syria settled in the neighboring country of Lebanon.
Lebanon's response towards the influx of refugees has been criticized as negative, with the Lebanese government leaving them undocumented and limited[7] and attacks on Syrian refugees by Lebanese citizens which go unaddressed by authorities.[8] Despite the strained relationship between the Syrians and Lebanese,[5] taking into consideration only Syrian refugees, Lebanon has the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, with one refugee per four nationals.[9] The power dynamic and position of Syria and Lebanon changed drastically in such a short amount of time, it is inevitable that sentiments and prejudices prevailed despite progressions and changes in circumstance.[10] In 2024, Lebanese leaders discussed Syrian migrant issues, considering repatriation and limiting numbers due to the escalating crisis.[11]
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- ^ "Middle East :: Lebanon". The World Factbook (CIA.gov). 2019-08-21. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ "Lebanon - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (April 3, 2024) - Lebanon | ReliefWeb". data.unhcr.org. 2024-04-03. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "MIDDLE EAST: Syria and Lebanon". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ a b eliefares (2011-11-15). "Lebanon's Syrian Occupation – A Persistent Matter That Should Never Be Forgotten". A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ admin (2014-01-10). "Official response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, the disastrous policy of no-policy". Civil Society Knowledge Centre. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "The fate of Syrian refugees in Lebanon". Executive Magazine. 2018-09-14. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Lebanon: Rising Violence Targets Syrian Refugees". Human Rights Watch. 2014-09-30. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
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