Palestinian Uruguayans ( ar, فلسطينيو أوروغواي) are Uruguayan citizens of
Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. There are approximately 5000 Uruguayans with Palestinian ancestry, mostly living on the Brazilian border.
[ ] Most of them in
Chuy, where they run their own mosque and association, others in
Rivera
Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...
.
The majority of Palestinian Uruguayans are Muslim,
with a tiny Christian minority.
See also
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Palestine–Uruguay relations
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Palestinian diaspora
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Arab Uruguayan
Arab Uruguayans ( ar, عرب أوروغواي), are Uruguayan of Arab ethnic, citizens or residents whose ancestry traces back to any of various waves of immigrants from the Arab world, Mostly from Lebanon and Syria.
Overview
Arab Uruguayans or ...
References
{{Palestinian diaspora
State of Palestine–Uruguay relations
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
Arab Uruguayan
Ethnic groups in Uruguay
Immigration to Uruguay