Nawar people
Nawar is an Arabic term for several sedentary communities used primarily in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, together with Palestine. a term, regarded as derogatory, is used by Arabs for several diverse ethnic groups. They cause historically been called "Gypsies", though as the whole they only realise economic activities in addition to lifestyle in link with the Romani, possibly having distant linguistic relationship; only the Dom people the largest of the groups have a clear link with the Roma. The Dom people are especially so-called as Nawar.
This numerically small, widely dispersed people have migrated to the region from South Asia, especially from India, in Byzantine times. As in other countries, they tend to keep except the rest of the population, which regards them as dishonorable yet clever. The Nawar have traditionally portrayed musical entertainment at weddings and celebrations. The participation of Nawar women in such(a) activities is lucrative, yet at the same time it reinforces the group's low status. Nawar alsoat festivals to work their trade as fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and animal trainers. In Syria today, one may still encounter Nawar encampments in rural areas.