Arabs in Spain
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,600,000–1,800,000[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Andalusia, the Community of Madrid, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Extremadura | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam and Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab people, Arab diaspora, Arab American, Arab Argentine, Arab Brazilian, Arab Canadians, Arab Mexican |
There have been Arabs in Spain (Arabic: عرب إسبانيا; Spanish: Árabes en España) since the early 8th century when the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula created the state of Al-Andalus. In modern times there are expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, and Iraq; and also small groups from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and Sudan. As a result of the Arab Spring (Libyan Civil War and Syrian Civil War), many have the status of refugees or illegal immigrants, trying to immigrate especially to France, Germany and Sweden. The Arab population in Spain is estimated to be between 1,600,000 and 1,800,000.[1][2][3]
See also
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- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- Moroccans in Spain
- Lebanese diaspora
- Syrian diaspora
- Palestinian diaspora
- Moroccan diaspora
- Iraqi diaspora
- Egyptian diaspora
References
[edit]- ^ a b de 2014, Por: Miguel Ángel Medina | 10 de febrero. "Los musulmanes son el 3,6% de la población en España (1,7 millones)". Miradas Árabes.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Los musulmanes en España superan los 1,8 millones". Europa Press. March 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "La cifra de musulmanes en España alcanza los 1,6 millones, de los que casi un tercio viven en Cataluña – Alerta Digital". www.alertadigital.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
