The ethnic groups in the Middle East in the 'transcontinental' region commonly known with its geopolitical term; the Middle East which includes Western Asia and areas close to West Asia such as Egypt and Cyprus. The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures and languages.[1] Since the 1960s, the changes in political and economic factors (especially the enormous oil wealth in the region and conflicts) have significantly altered the ethnic composition of groups in the region. While some ethnic groups have been present in the region for millennia, others have arrived fairly recently through immigration. The largest socioethnic groups in the region are Arabs, Kurds, Persians, Turks and Azerbaijanis[2] but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of members.
Because of the low population of many of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf and the demand for labor created by the large discoveries of oil in these countries there has been a steady stream of immigration to the region (mainly from South Asia). Ethnic groups which comprise the largest portions of this immigration include Afghans, Bengalis, Britons, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Indonesians, Malays, Nepalis, Pakistanis, Punjabis, Sikhs, Sindhis, Somalis, Sri Lankans, and Sub-Saharan Africans. Many of these people are denied certain political and legal rights in the countries in which they live and frequently face mistreatment by the native-born citizens of the host countries.
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The ethnic groups in the Middle East in the transcontinental region commonly known with its geopolitical term the Middle East which includes Western Asia and areas close to West Asia such as Egypt and Cyprus The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures and languages 1 Since the 1960s the changes in political and economic factors especially the enormous oil wealth in the region and conflicts have significantly altered the ethnic composition of groups in the region While some ethnic groups have been present in the region for millennia others have arrived fairly recently through immigration The largest socioethnic groups in the region are Arabs Kurds Persians Turks and Azerbaijanis 2 but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands if not millions of members Ethnolinguistic distribution in Central Southwest Asia of the Altaic Caucasian Afroasiatic Hamito Semitic and Indo European families Other indigenous religious or long standing minority ethnic groups include Arameans Assyrians Armenians Bahrani Baloch Coptic Christians Cappadocian Greeks Cypriots Druze Gilaks Greeks Jews Kawliya Laz Lurs Mandaeans Maronites Mazanderanis Mhallami Nawar Pontic Greeks Rum Christians Jews Samaritans Shabaks Talysh Tats Kurds and Zazas Diaspora ethnic groups living in the region include Albanians Bengalis Britons Bosniaks Chinese Circassians Crimean Tatars Jews Filipinos French people Georgians Indians Jews Indonesians Kawliya Italians Malays Malayali Pakistanis Pashtuns Punjabis Romani Sikhs Sindhis Somalis Sri Lankans Turkmens and Sub Saharan Africans Contents 1 Demographics 2 Middle East 3 Anatolia 4 Cyprus 5 Iranian Plateau 6 Diaspora populations 7 See also 8 ReferencesDemographics EditMain article Demographics of the Middle East Countries Demographics Bahrain Ethnic groups in Bahrain Cyprus Ethnic groups in Cyprus Egypt Ethnic groups in Egypt Iran Ethnic groups in Iran Iraq Ethnic groups in Iraq Israel Ethnic groups in Israel Jordan Ethnic groups in Jordan Kuwait Ethnic groups in Kuwait Lebanon Ethnic groups in Lebanon Oman Ethnic groups in Oman Palestine Ethnic groups in Palestine Qatar Ethnic groups in Qatar Saudi Arabia Ethnic groups in Saudi Arabia Syria Ethnic groups in Syria Turkey Ethnic groups in Turkey United Arab Emirates Ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates Yemen Ethnic groups in YemenMiddle East EditArabsAlawites Algerians Bahranis Bahrainis Egyptians noting that many Coptic Christians openly reject Arab identity even though Arabized Emiratis Hadhrami Iraqis including the Marsh Arabs but excluding ethnic minorities like the Armenians Assyrians Circassians Kawliya Kurds Mandaeans Shabaks Turkmen and Yazidis Jordanians excluding ethnic minorities like the Armenians Circassians and Kurds Kuwaitis Lebanese excluding some Christians especially Maronites who instead claim a Phoenician identity and ethnic minorities like the Armenians Assyrians and Kurds Libyans Mehri Moroccans Omanis Palestinians Qataris Saudis Solluba Syrians excluding ethnic minorities like the Arameans Armenians Assyrians Circassians Kurds Nawar Roma Turkmen and Yazidis Tunisians YemenisSub Saharan AfricansNubians Afro Iraqis Afro Jordanians Sudanese in IsraelJews Israeli Jews Ashkenazi Jews Ethiopian Jews Mizrahi Jews Sephardi Jews SamaritansSyriac speaking peoplesArameans Arameans in Israel Arameans in Syria Assyrians Assyrians in Armenia Assyrians in Georgia Assyrians in Iran Assyrians in Iraq Assyrians in Israel Assyrians in Jordan Assyrians in Lebanon Assyrians in Syria Assyrians in Turkey Mandaeans MhallamiIndo European peoplesAlbanians Albanians in Egypt Albanians in Syria Armenians Armenians in the Middle East Armenians in Egypt Armenians in Iran Armenians in Iraq Armenians in Israel Armenians in Lebanon Armenians in Syria Armenians in Turkey Greeks Greek Cypriots Greeks in Egypt Greeks in Israel Greeks in Lebanon Greeks in Syria Iranian peoples Ajam of Bahrain Ajam of Iraq Kurds Shabaks Yazidis Italians Levantines Italian Egyptians Italians in Lebanon Romani Dom Kawliya Nawar Romani people in Syria Romani people in EgyptTurkic peoplesAzerbaijanis Iraqi Turkmen Syrian Turkmen Turks in Egypt Turks in Israel Turks in Jordan Turks in LebanonAnatolia EditMain article Ethnic groups of Turkey Ethnic map of Asia Minor and Caucasus in 1914 Indo European peoplesArmenians in Turkey Greeks in Turkey Cappadocian Greeks Pontic Greeks Levantines Iranian peoples Kurds in Turkey Romani Dom Romani people in Turkey ZazasKartvelian peoplesGeorgians in Turkey Laz people in TurkeySemitesArabs in Turkey Assyrians in Turkey Jews in TurkeyTurkic peoplesAzerbaijanis in Turkey Crimean Tatars in Turkey TurksMuhacirMuslims from the Caucasus Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey Muslims from the Balkans mainly Albanians Bosniaks and Pomaks Cyprus EditFurther information Ethnic groups of Cyprus Armenians in Cyprus Greek Cypriots Maronite Cypriots Turkish CypriotsIranian Plateau EditMain article Ethnicities in Iran Geographic distribution of modern Iranian languages Indo European peoplesArmenians in Iran Iranian peoples Persians Baloch Kurds in Iran Feylis Kaka is Kurds of Khorasan Laks Gilaks Lurs Mazanderanis Talysh TatsKartvelian peoplesGeorgians in IranSemitesArabs in Iran Assyrians in Iran Jews in Iran Persian Jews MandaeansTurkic peoplesAzerbaijanis in Iran Qashqai Turkmen in IranPeoples of the Caucasus in IranDiaspora populations EditFurther information Foreign worker Middle East Because of the low population of many of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf and the demand for labor created by the large discoveries of oil in these countries there has been a steady stream of immigration to the region mainly from South Asia Ethnic groups which comprise the largest portions of this immigration include Afghans Bengalis Britons Chinese Filipinos Indians Indonesians Malays Nepalis Pakistanis Punjabis Sikhs Sindhis Somalis Sri Lankans and Sub Saharan Africans Many of these people are denied certain political and legal rights in the countries in which they live and frequently face mistreatment by the native born citizens of the host countries See also EditArab diaspora Arab world Armenian diaspora Assyrian diaspora Demographics of the Arab League Demographics of the Middle East Ethnic groups in Asia Ethnic groups in Europe Genetic history of the Middle East Iranian diaspora Iranian peoples Jewish diaspora Jews Peoples of the Caucasus Semitic people South Asian ethnic groups Turkic peoplesReferences Edit Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures su se Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East An Encyclopedia Retrieved 26 May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ethnic groups in the Middle East amp oldid 1133838641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
