Bible
Society work in Syria
(Work conducted by the Bible Society in Lebanon & Syria.
Country Data:
| Area: | 185,180 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 17,250,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$940 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 70.8% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1992): | Sunni Muslim |
75.7%
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| Alawi Muslim |
9.3%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
3.9%
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| Druze |
3.0%
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| Roman Catholic |
1.7%
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| Syrian Orthodox |
1.6%
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| Armenian Apostolic |
1.6%
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| Shi’í Muslim |
1.0%
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| Protestant |
0.1%
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| Other |
2.1%
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| Official Language: | Arabic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1820 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 4,374 | 5,763 | 45,302 | 295 | 4,581 | 219 |
Window on the world: Damascus Book Fair gives insight into Bible Society work (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Our goal is a Bible in every home (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Questions are all in a day’s work for Bible shop manager (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Latest News (December 2003)
Old monastery now a ‘living church’ – thanks to the Bible (July/Aug. 2003)
Dreaming dreams for Bible work in Syria (July/Aug. 2003)
Reflections on the Damascus Bookfair (February 2003)
Bible Society invited to extend participation in bookfair (March 2002)
Aleppo Bookshop a ‘First-Class First Fruit’ of Opportunity 21 (March 2001)
Interconfessional Co-operation a ‘Sign of Hope’ in Syrian City (March 2001)
Elderly Woman Discovers God’s Precious Gift at Damascus Bookfair (Dec 2000)
Acting Up – Just for the Kids (June 2000)
