Syria: Three Syrian women, left to right - urban Arab, Druze, rural Arab. The druze woman is wearing a tantour headdress. Photo by Pascal Sebah (1823 - 25 June 1886), Damascus, 1873. The Druze (Arabic: derzī or durzī, plural durūz, Hebrew: druzim) are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism, that incorporated several elements of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid (People of Unitarianism or Monotheism) or al-Muwaḥḥidūn.
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The Druze (Arabic: derzī or durzī, plural durūz, Hebrew: druzim) are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism, that incorporated several elements of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid (People of Unitarianism or Monotheism) or al-Muwaḥḥidūn (Unitarians, Monotheists), in which the official name of the sect is al-Muwaḥḥidūn al Dururz (The Unitarian Druze). The Institute of Druze Studies estimates that 40% –50% of Druze live in Syria, 30% – 40% in Lebanon, 6% – 7% in Israel, and 1% – 2% in Jordan.