Why do many Lebanese, Syrians and Jordanians look alike ?

Question

I cant tell them apart.

Answer 1

Well we know they're all neighbouring countries. Let's add their areas up - we'll have 293372km square. That's about the size of  a country like South Africa. In SA it's not like people look different depending on where you are in the country.

So since we all live so closely we're bound to look similar since we were once nomads and moved around across countries to get grazing or whatever.

Does that kind of make sense?

Answer 2

Because of the same Mediterranean Arab Descendants.

the same case occurs with Italians, Spaniards and  other Mediterranean countries.

Answer 3

because the sky is high ...

Answer 4

Lebanese and Syrians look like Italians and Greeks and so on because of our Mediterranean and Phoenician roots, as well as Naturual Selection.

Answer 5

theyre all decended from the same group of people who lived in the same place

so their skin tone and features are similar

Answer 6

Because they are Arabs!! Wha kinda stupid question is thiss????

Answer 7

Arabic/mediterannean looking people

Answer 8

i can tell its a bit hard but u can still tell even without u hear them talk. From the way they dress from their haircuts , apearence and dress. lebs are the most fashionable, syrians are the least fashionable, syrians are tend to where shirts with very strong colors they tend to grow their hair longer. Jordanians are sort of in between .

Answer 9

Basically they are all cousins. Cheers!

Answer 10

i take it you're not mid eastern cause i can tell them apart with no problem. i know a lebanese when i see them it's just natural, jordanians speak different from what im used to and they have lighter skin colour usually, and syrians from what they wear and look.....

Answer 11

It's not only Lebanese, Syrians, and Jordanians that look alike. Everyone in the Mediterranean region look alike, or at least people think so. I can tell the difference between them just fine. It's just like the Asian people; others are just not use to having them around, so they can't tell the difference.

Answer 12

hahaha because they are all Northern Arabs they dont look as dark as Northern Africans but not as white as Southern Europeans. But they still share those same semetic features with the rest of Middle Easterns though.

Its like trying to tell the difference a Canadian and an American, a Greek and an Italian, A p**i and an Indian,  a Ukrainian and a Russian.

Answer 13

They have the same leniage. this means that they are from the same ppl.

Answer 14

yes you can....the lebanese are the best looking...

Answer 15

They are from the same root.

Answer 16

Because Middle East is broken down and Jordan,Lebanon,Syria,Palestine are belad al sham ... they are really close in everything like accents and looks... different from gulf people.

Answer 17

They have the same roots. They are usually a mix of European and Arab blood.

Answer 18

Because they have the same roots: arab.

Answer 19

there's a little similarity between Jordanians and Palestinians but Palestinian girls are prettier than Jordanian girls - not saying this coz I'm Palestinian but that's the truth ..

Lebanese are different than Syrians, Syrians are tough in both looks and manners, Lebanese aren't ..

Answer 20

hahahahaa - Lebanese people look like Italians & Greeks? If you are saying then you are also saying that they are European, since Greeks & Italians are EUROPEAN. Lebanese are Semetic just like the rest of the Middle East, the Phoenicians were semetic people also, so dont try to pull out that "phoenician line". Stop comparing yourself to Europeans, you have nothing in common with them. Come to Milan and say such a thing and see whats going to happen to you. Sheesh.. pathetic!

Answer 21

we all look the same we are from the same area same roots same ancestors but some people like to be snobs and deny that fact