Q Where do the Druze live today and what is their population?
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There are an estimated 800,000 to 2 million Druze worldwide, concentrated almost entirely in the mountainous regions of the Levant. Syria holds the largest population (primarily in the Jabal al-Druze region), followed by significant, influential communities in Lebanon, Israel (specifically the Galilee and Carmel mountains), and Jordan. Due to historical emigration, vibrant diaspora communities also exist in Latin America (especially Venezuela) and North America.
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What is Druze?Followers of the Druze religion inhabit the mountainous regions of the Middle East, and consider themselves to follow core principles of Islam, but have diverged much from the rest of the religion. They Druze believe in one God referred to as al-Hakim and are awaiting his return to Earth (the majority of Muslims believe he died in 1021, while the Druze believe he merely disappeared and will return). The religion is based on seven core principle's based on the acts and will of al-Hakim, and also believe in reincarnation.