Palestinian Uruguayans

Palestinian Uruguayans
*Palestinos uruguayos*
فلسطينيو أوروغواي
Regions with significant populations
	Chuy, Rivera, Montevideo
Languages
	Palestinian Arabic, Spanish
Religion
	Islam and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
	Palestinian Brazilian and other Palestinian people; Other Arab Uruguayans

Palestinian Uruguayans (Arabic: فلسطينيو أوروغواي) are Uruguayan citizens of Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in Uruguay. There are approximately 5000 Uruguayans with Palestinian ancestry, mostly living on the Brazilian border.^[1] Most of them in Chuy,^[2] where they run their own mosque and association,^[3] others in Rivera.^[1]^[4]

The majority of Palestinian Uruguayans are Muslim,^[1] with a tiny Christian minority.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Arocena, Felipe. "Multiculturalism in Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2015. (in Spanish)
^ Martínez, Magdalena (25 August 2014). "Uruguay's Little Palestine". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ "Interview to Mustafá Salim" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2015. (in Spanish)
^ "Subjectivity and frontierland" (in Spanish). Brecha. 15 November 2019.

[multicul-1] Arocena, Felipe. "Multiculturalism in Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2015. (in Spanish)

[2] Martínez, Magdalena (25 August 2014). "Uruguay's Little Palestine". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[3] "Interview to Mustafá Salim" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2015. (in Spanish)

[4] "Subjectivity and frontierland" (in Spanish). Brecha. 15 November 2019.

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Palestinian Uruguayans

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