Arabs in Romania
Total population | |
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10,000 (2018) | |
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Arab Mexican |
Arabs in Romania (
In 2005, it was estimated that about 5,000 Arabs lived in Romania at that time (the number 5,000 includes not only Arabs but also Kurds, Iranians, Afghans, Berber, Assyrians and others).
The majority are ethnically Arab but there are numerous groups who include Kurds, Copts, Druze, Maronites, Assyrians, Berbers, Africans, Turkmen, Roma and others.
In March 2023, some Arabs living in Romania have started the proceedings to be recognized as an official
Notable people
- Majda Aboulumosha, actress (Lebanese father)
- Minister of Health
- Omar Arnaout, singer (Lebanese father)
- Ahmed Jaber, journalist (Palestinian father)
- Denise Rifai, journalist (Jordanian father)
- Dana Abed Kader, handballer (Syrian father)
- Glance Al-Masany, rapper (Yemeni father)
- Sorana Mohamad, singer and actress (Syrian father)
- Yasin Hamed, footballer (Sudanese father)
- Andrei Bani, footballer (Jordanian father)
- Laura Nureldin, journalist (Sudanese father)
- Christian Sabbagh, journalist (Lebanese father)
- Miryam, singer (Palestinian father)
See also
- Immigration to Romania
- Demographics of Romania
- Immigration to Europe
- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- List of countries by immigrant population
- Islam in Romania
- Lebanese diaspora
- Syrian diaspora
- Palestinian diaspora
- Moroccan diaspora
- Iraqi diaspora
- Egyptian diaspora
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