Ethnic groups in the Middle East, in the 'transcontinental' region which is commonly a geopolitical term designating the intercontinental region comprising West Asia (including Cyprus) without the South Caucasus,[1] and also comprising Egypt in North Africa. The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures and languages.[2] 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, Turks, Persians, Kurds, and Azerbaijanis[3] but there are dozens of other ethnic groups that have hundreds of thousands, and sometimes 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.
^Shoup, John A. (17 October 2011). Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia. Abc-Clio. ISBN9781598843620. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^اثرنا في الايقليم السوري (in Arabic). 1960. p. 56. السريان في معلولا وجبعدين ولا يزال الأهلون فيها يتكلمون (The Syriacs in Maaloula and Jubb'adin still speak their language.…)
^Western Neo-Aramaic The Dialect of Jubaadin (in English and Arabic). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 2. Jubaadinis are very proud of their language and their Aramean identity and they have no trouble at all balancing their religious and ethnic identities.…
^”…The city of Jubaadin in Syria, which is close to Maaloula, is inhabited by Aramaic-speaking people who are Syriac Arameans…“, translated quote from the Arabic book (Atlas of Religions) معلولا السريان
^“…Maaloula Syriacs have maintained their Syriac identity since ancient times, and there is ample evidence of their Syriac heritage, especially in Maaloula, Ain Tineh, Bakhah, and Jubaadin…“, translated quote from the book إلياس أنطون نصر الله في معلولا, p. 45
^"Hilfe für das Aramäerdorf Maaloula e.V. | an aid project in Syria".
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ethnic groups in the Middle East news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Ethnic groups in the Middle East in the transcontinental region which is commonly a geopolitical term designating the intercontinental region comprising West Asia including Cyprus without the South Caucasus 1 and also comprising Egypt in North Africa The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures and languages 2 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 Turks Persians Kurds and Azerbaijanis 3 but there are dozens of other ethnic groups that have hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions of members Ethnolinguistic distribution in Central and Southwest Asia of the Altaic Caucasian Afroasiatic Hamito Semitic and Indo European families Other indigenous religious or minority ethnic groups include Armenians Assyrians Arameans in the Qalamoun Mountains 4 5 6 7 8 9 Baloch Copts Cypriots Druze Gilaks Greeks Jews Kawliya Kurds Laz Lurs Mandaeans Maronites Mazanderanis Mhallami Nawar Palestinians Pontic Greeks Rum Christians Samaritans Shabaks Talysh Tats Yazidis and Zazas Diaspora ethnic groups living in the region include Albanians Bengalis Britons Bosniaks Chinese Circassians Crimean Tatars Jews Filipinos French people Georgians Indians Indonesians Kawliya Italians Malays Malayali Pakistanis Pashtuns Punjabis Romanians Romani Serbs 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 nbsp Bahrain Ethnic groups in Bahrain nbsp Cyprus Ethnic groups in Cyprus nbsp Egypt Ethnic groups in Egypt nbsp Iran Ethnic groups in Iran nbsp Iraq Ethnic groups in Iraq nbsp Israel Ethnic groups in Israel nbsp Jordan Ethnic groups in Jordan nbsp Kuwait Ethnic groups in Kuwait nbsp Lebanon Ethnic groups in Lebanon nbsp Oman Ethnic groups in Oman nbsp Palestine Ethnic groups in Palestine nbsp Qatar Ethnic groups in Qatar nbsp Saudi Arabia Ethnic groups in Saudi Arabia nbsp Syria Ethnic groups in Syria nbsp Turkey Ethnic groups in Turkey nbsp United Arab Emirates Ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates nbsp Yemen Ethnic groups in YemenMiddle East editArabs Sub Saharan Africans Nubians Afro Iraqis Afro Jordanians Sudanese in Israel Jews Israeli Jews Ashkenazi Jews Ethiopian Jews Mizrahi Jews Sephardi Jews Samaritans Aramaic speaking peoples Arameans Arameans in Israel 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 Indo European peoples Albanians 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 Egypt Turkic peoples Azerbaijanis Iraqi Turkmen Syrian Turkmen Turks in Egypt Turks in Israel Turks in Jordan Turks in LebanonAnatolia editMain article Ethnic groups of Turkey nbsp Ethnic map of Asia Minor and Caucasus in 1914 Indo European peoples Armenians in Turkey Greeks in Turkey Cappadocian Greeks Pontic Greeks Levantines Iranian peoples Kurds in Turkey Romani Dom Romani people in Turkey Zazas Kartvelian peoples Georgians in Turkey Laz people in Turkey Semites Arabs in Turkey Assyrians in Turkey Jews in Turkey Turkic peoples Azerbaijanis in Turkey Crimean Tatars in Turkey Turks Muhacir Muslims 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 nbsp Geographic distribution of modern Iranian languages Indo European peoples Armenians in Iran Iranian peoples Persians Baloch Kurds in Iran Feylis Kaka is Kurds of Khorasan Laks Gilaks Lurs Mazanderanis Talysh Tats Kartvelian peoples Georgians in Iran Semites Arabs in Iran Assyrians in Iran Jews in Iran Persian Jews Mandaeans Turkic peoples Azerbaijanis in Iran Qashqai Turkmen in Iran Peoples 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 The Middle East britannica com 21 September 2023 Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures su se Shoup John A 17 October 2011 Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East An Encyclopedia Abc Clio ISBN 9781598843620 Retrieved 26 May 2014 اثرنا في الايقليم السوري in Arabic 1960 p 56 السريان في معلولا وجبعدين ولا يزال الأهلون فيها يتكلمون The Syriacs in Maaloula and Jubb adin still speak their language Western Neo Aramaic The Dialect of Jubaadin in English and Arabic Cambridge Scholars Publishing p 2 Jubaadinis are very proud of their language and their Aramean identity and they have no trouble at all balancing their religious and ethnic identities The city of Jubaadin in Syria which is close to Maaloula is inhabited by Aramaic speaking people who are Syriac Arameans translated quote from the Arabic book Atlas of Religions معلولا السريان The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria p 271 Maaloula Syriacs have maintained their Syriac identity since ancient times and there is ample evidence of their Syriac heritage especially in Maaloula Ain Tineh Bakhah and Jubaadin translated quote from the book إلياس أنطون نصر الله في معلولا p 45 Hilfe fur das Aramaerdorf Maaloula e V an aid project in Syria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ethnic groups in the Middle East amp oldid 1220690369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
