What is Arameans?
[[File:Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg|thumb|Ethnic flag used by Arameans]] '''Arameans''', also known as '''Syriacs''', are a [[Christian]] [[ethnic group|ethnoreligious group]] whose origins remain in what is today [[Iraq]], [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]]. The majority of Arameans have fled to [[Western Europe]], [[North America]] and [[Northern Europe]] due to persecution over the past centuries. The Arameans speak [[Aramaic]] which once was the language of the whole [[Middle East]] and was also the native language of [[Jesus]]. Their culture has survived for thousands of years despite efforts by their Arab, Turkish and Kurdish neighbours to demolish it: it remains a strong influence on their way of life. Today there are about 3-5 million Arameans worldwide with the majority living in the diaspora. ==References== {{reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Ethnic groups]]