A Lost Generation: Where Have 4 Million Syrians Fled?

According to United Nations figures, more than 4 million Syrians have fled their homeland. But where are they now?

A Syrian refugee woman tends to her daughter while cooking inside her tent at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan, on Aug. 26, 2015. AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen

AMMAN, Jordan—According to United Nations figures, more than 4 million Syrians have fled their homeland, with another 7 million displaced internally within Syria.

To put this in perspective, the state of Oregon (27th most populous in the U.S.) has around 3.97 million residents.

Around 630,000 Syrian refugees now live in Jordan, both in refugee camps and in various towns and villages throughout the country.

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