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THEY may come from RUSSIA...But could be NOT RUSSIAN in MODERN SENSE
in effect they are ARYANS...(Remember:THE NAME CRATETES of MILETUS gave to PERSIA in his planisphere was ARIANA...)
ELEMENT
The Mediterranean-Arabic-Berbers have a very important representation in Damacus (have dark brown eyes, long head, narrow face, short and wide nose, narrow inferior maxillary, etc,
they're short)The Nordic element is highly represented in Homs - Hama - Aleppo (high eyes, high heads, long faces, long and narrow nose, etc.)
The ARMENIOID (i.e. ARYAN) element is prevalent in Lebanon and Alawite (ASSAD is ALAWITE)(light brown eyes, etc.)