Syria includes Greeks.
 Until the early 20th century, Greeks were distributed between the Greek peninsula, the western coast of Asia Minor, the Black Sea coast, Cappadocia in central Anatolia, Egypt, the Balkans, Cyprus, and Constantinople
== Etymology ==Several sources indicate that the name Syria is derived from the 8th century BC Luwian term "Sura/i", and the derivative ancient Greek name: , Srioi, or , Sroi, both of which originally derived from Ar (Assyria) in northern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq)

