Arab Colombians
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| 3.2 million Syrians, Palestinians, other Arabs |
Arab Colombians (
Lebanese population of 3.2 million. [1] Meanwhile the Palestine population is estimated between 100,000-120,000.[3]
Most of the Syrian-Lebanese established themselves in the
Roman Catholic. The number of immigrants entering the country vary from 40,000 to 50,000 in 1945. Most of these immigrants were Christians and a tiny minority were Muslims.[2]
Many Arabs adapted their names and surnames to the Spanish language as a way to adapt more quickly in the communities where they arrived. For example, people of Arab origin adapted surnames such as Guerra (originally Harb), Domínguez (Ñeca), Durán (Doura), Lara (Larach), Cristo (Salibe) among other surnames.[4][5]
See also
- Arab diaspora
- Lebanese Colombians
- Lebanese diaspora
- Palestinian Colombian
- Palestinian diaspora
- Race and ethnicity in Colombia
- White Colombians
References
- ^ a b "Colombia y Medio Oriente". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ a b Fawcett de Posada, Louise; Posada Carbó, Eduardo (1992). "En la tierra de las oportunidades: los sirio-libaneses en Colombia" [In the land of opportunity: the Syrian-Lebanese in Colombia] (PDF). Boletín Cultural y Bibliográfico (in Spanish). 29 (29). publicaciones.banrepcultural.org: 8–11. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (7 March 2019). "Los palestinos que encontraron un segundo hogar en el centro de Bogotá". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Viloria De la Hoz, Joaquin (28 October 2006). "Los sirio-libaneses" [The Syrian-Lebanese] (in Spanish). semana.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Semana (10 October 2004). "Se celebra este año el centenario de la inmigración árabe al país. La contribución de esa cultura ha sido definitiva para la Colombia de hoy". Se celebra este año el centenario de la inmigración árabe al país. La contribución de esa cultura ha sido definitiva para la Colombia de hoy. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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