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| Group | Druze دروز |
| Caption | Druze star |
| Population | 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 |
| Region1 | Syria |
| Pop1 | 700,000 |
| Region2 | Lebanon |
| Pop2 | 250,000 |
| Region3 | Israel |
| Pop3 | 120,000 |
| Region4 | Jordan |
| Pop4 | 20,000 |
| Region5 | Outside the Middle East |
| Pop5 | 100,000 |
| Region6 | United States |
| Pop6 | 20,000 |
| Region7 | Canada |
| Pop7 | 10,000 |
| Region8 | Australia |
| Pop8 | 3,000 |
| Region9 | Venezuela |
| Pop9 | 2,000 |
| Rels | Unitarian Druze |
| Scrips | Rasa'il al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom), Qur'an |
| Langs | Arabic
English
Hebrew (in Israel)
French (in Lebanon and Syria) |
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The Druze ( , plural دروز, durūz, druzim) are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid (People of Unitarianism or Monotheism) or al-Muwaḥḥidūn (Unitarians, Monotheists) � the official name of the sect is al-Muwaḥḥidūn al Dururz (The Unitarian Druze).
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