Lebanese Chileans

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Lebanese Chileans
Total population
27,000 descendants
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Arab Chileans
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Lebanese Chileans, are immigrants to Chile from Lebanon. Most are Christian and they arrived in Chile in the mid-19th to early-20th centuries to escape from poverty. Ethnically Lebanese Chileans are often called "Turks", (

Roman Catholic.[3] A minority are Muslim
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See also

References

  1. ^ iLoubnan (2009). "Geographical distribution of Lebanese diaspora". Ya Libnan. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America: images and realities, by Ignacio Klich, Jeff Lesser, 1998, p. 165.
  3. ^ In Santiago Society, No One Cares If Your Name Is Carey or de Yrarrazaval, By ENID NEMY September 14, 1969, Sunday, Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America.
  4. ISSN 0379-0975, archived from the original
    on 2012-05-05, retrieved 2009-07-29
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