Group
The Druze (Druse)
The Druze are a monotheistic religious and social community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
Rooted in Ismailism, the Druze beliefs incorporate elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Pythagoreanism, and other philosophies creating a distinct theology known to highlight the role of the Mind and truthfulness.
The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid "the People of Monotheism" or "the People of Unity" or al-Muwaḥḥidūn "the Unitarians".
The Druze community plays an important role in shaping the history of the Levant, particularly Lebanon, often taking on a much larger role than their demographic weight.
The Druzes are known to form a close knit and cohesive social community but also integrate fully in their adopted homelands.
Member Cities
- Acre > 'Akko Israel Israel Location
- Aleppo > Halab Halab Syria Location
- Alexandretta > Iskenderun Hatay Turkey Location
- Alexandria > Al-Iskandariyah Al-Iskandariyah Egypt Location
- Anjar Beqaa Governorate Lebanon Location
- Antioch > Antakya Hatay Turkey Location
- Arqa Liban-Nord Lebanon Location
- Arsuf Israel Israel Location
- Ashkelon > Ashqelon > Ascalon Israel Israel Location
- Azaz Halab Syria Location
- Batnae > Sürüç Sanliurfa Turkey Location
- Beirut > Bayrut Bayrut Lebanon Location
- Beit ed-Dine Mount Lebanon Chouff Lebanon Location
- Bethlehem > Bayt Lahm West Bank Israel Location
- Caesarea Maritima Israel Israel Location
- Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt Location
- Cilician Gates >Gülek Bogazi Turkey Location
- Constantinople > Istanbul Istanbul Turkey Location
- Constantinople Istanbul Turkey Location
- Damascus > Dimashq Dimashq Syria Location
- Deir el Qamar Bayrut Lebanon Location
- Dorylaeum > Eskisehir Eskisehir Turkey Location
- Edessa > Sanliurfa > Urfa Sanliurfa Turkey Location
- Ephesus > Ephesos Turkey Location
- Florence > Firenze Toscana Italy Location
- Haifa > Hefa Israel Israel Location
- Hebron > Al-Khalil West Bank Israel Location
- Hersek > Helenopolis? Turkey Location
- Homs > Hims Hims Syria Location
- Isfahan > Esfahan Esfahan Iran Location
- Jaffa > Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel Israel Location
- Jaffa Tel Aviv- > Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel Israel Location
- Jerusalem > Yerushalayim Israel Israel Location
- Kahramanmaras > Germanicia Caesarea Kahramanmaras Turkey Location
- Latakia > Al-Ladhiqiyah Al-Ladhiqiyah Syria Location
- Limoges Limousin France Location
- Lydda > Lod Israel Israel Location
- Ma'arrat an-Nu'man Idlib Syria Location
- Melitene > Malatya Malatya Turkey Location
- Mount Carmel Israel Location
- Mount Hermon Syria Location
- Nabulus > Nablus West Bank Israel Location
- Nicaea > Iznik Bursa Turkey Location
- Paris Ile-de-France France Location
- Philadelphia > Alasehir Manisa Turkey Location
- Ramla Israel Israel Location
- Rouen Haute-Normandie France Location
- Samosata > Samsat Adiyaman Turkey Location
- Sardis Manisa Turkey Location
- Smyrna > Izmir Izmir Turkey Location
- St. Symeon Hatay Turkey Location
- Tarsus Icel Turkey Location
- Tirat Karmel Israel Israel Location
- Tripoli > Tarabulus Liban-Nord Lebanon Location
- Tripoli > Tarabulus Tarabulus Libya Location
- Turbessel Kilis Turkey Location
- Tyre > Sur Liban-Sud Lebanon Location
- Yakapinar > Mopsuestia Adana Turkey Location
- Zefat (Safad, or Safed) Israel Israel Location