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Greek Orthodox Church
GREEK ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Last column: % Greek Orthodox of the population |
| Egypt |
350,000 |
0,5% |
| Israel |
200,000 |
3,5% |
| Jordan |
20,000 |
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| Lebanon |
1,000 |
<0,1% |
| Kuwait |
5,000 |
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| Palestine |
5,000 |
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| Saudi Arabia |
30,000 |
0.1% |
| Syria |
200,000 |
1.1% |
| Tunisia |
1,000 |
<0.1% |
| Turkey |
5,000 |
<0.1% |
| Total *) |
820,000 |
0,2% |
*) Calculated for the total population of North Africa and the Middle East, approx. 460,000,000.
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Greek Christian church, with a presence in the Middle East going back to the earliest period in Christian history.
The Greek Orthodox (see article on the term 'Orthodox') of the Middle East have the Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa as their head.
One of the most significant religious buildings for Christianity (and Judaism, and to some extent, Islam) is maintained by the Greek Orthodox: the monastery below Mount Sinai, believed to be the place where Moses received the covenant.
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