Arabs in Greece

Arabs in Greece

Regions with significant populations
Athens,Thessaloniki
Languages
Arabic,Greek
Religion
Majority:Christianity(Oriental Orthodox Church,Maronite Church,Melkite Church) Minority:Islam
Related ethnic groups
Arab people,Arab diaspora,Lebanese Greek,Egyptians,Iraqis,Lebanese,Syrians,Palestinians,Jordanians

Arabs in Greece(Greek:Άραβες στην Ελλάδα,Arabic:العرب في اليونان), known asAraves,are the people fromArab worldcountries, particularlyEgypt,Iraq,Lebanon,thePalestinian territories,Syria,many of whom are Christian, and also small groups fromYemen,Algeria,Tunisia,Morocco,LibyaandSudan,who emigrated from their native nations and currently reside in Greece and are mainly Muslim. Although some of these people belong to different religions and ethnic descent, such asCoptic Christians,Berbers,SyriacsandKurds,they are usually referred to as Arabs. The majority tend to live inAthensandThessaloniki.However, they can be found in all parts of the country. In addition, Greece has people from Arab countries, who have the status of refugees (e.g.refugees of the Syrian civil war) or illegal immigrants trying to immigrate to Western Europe.

Notable People

• Alexandros Abdel Rahim
• Angelos Chanti

External links

• "AlYunaniya – information on Greece and the Arab world for a global audience".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-07-31.Retrieved2015-02-16.