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Arab Christians In
Jordan

The history of Arab Christians in Jordan
goes back to the 1st century CE with
the first Christians who settled in the
Transjordan. According to data from the
Orthodox Church, the country is
presently home to an estimated
221,000 Arab Christians. However, in
recent years the country has seen an
influx of Arab Christian refugees,
fleeing in their thousands from
neighboring Syria and Iraq.

Arab Christians In The
Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula had one of the
earliest communities of Arab Christians
in the world. However, in recent years,
the population of Arab Christians has
dwindled to only a few thousand in the
entire region. Bahrain has a tiny
population of Arab Christians who are
estimated to number about 1,000
persons. Only a few of these Arab
Christians have lived in Bahrain for
centuries, with the majority being
immigrants from neighboring countries
who settled in the country in the early
20th century. Kuwait also has a tiny
number of Arab Christians who are less
than 400 individuals.

Arab Christians In
North Africa

Egypt has the largest number of Arab What Animals Live In The United
Christians in North Africa, with a Arab Emirates?
population estimated to be as high as
350,000 persons. Majority of the Arab
Christians in Egypt are followers of the
Coptic faith and members of the Coptic
Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
However, the majority of Copts reject
the label of being “Arabs” and instead
identify themselves as being of ancient
Egyptian heritage. Egypt is also home
to a significant number of Greek
Orthodox Arab Christians who are
predominantly found in the Sinai