In the Middle East, such as in the Levant, Anatolia and Fars, Syriac Christianity (Church of the East) and Oriental Orthodoxy are prevalent minority denominations, which are both Eastern Christian sects mainly adhered to Assyrian people or Syriac Christians.
ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɪnðə ləvˈænt, ˌænɐtˈoʊliə ænd fˈɑːɹz, sˈɪɹiˌæk kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ænd ˌoːɹɪˈɛntəl ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi ɑːɹ pɹˈɛvələnt maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃənz, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ bˈoʊθ ˈiːstɚn kɹˈɪstʃən sˈɛkts mˈeɪnli ædhˈɪɹd tʊ ɐsˈɪɹiən pˈiːpəl ɔːɹ sˈɪɹiˌæk kɹˈɪstʃənz.