The fourth largest ethnic group are the Assyrians ( 3 – 4 % ) , followed by the Circassians ( 1.5 % ) and the Armenians ( 1 % ) , most of which are the descendants of refugees who arrived in Syria during the Armenian Genocide . Syria holds the 7th largest Armenian population in the world . They are mainly gathered in Aleppo , Qamishli , Damascus and Kesab
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Syria