Lebanese people in Greece ( gr, Λιβανέζοι στην Ελλάδα, ar, يوناني لبناني) include immigrants and descendants of immigrants from
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
, numbering approximately 30,000 people of Lebanese descent. Migration from
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
to Greece started after 1975 during the
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...
. Most Lebanese came from
Koura District in
North Lebanon
North Lebanon (Arabic: شمال لبنان) is the northern region of Lebanon comprising the North Governorate and Akkar Governorate. On 16 July 2003, the two entities were divided from the same province by former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri which ...
, which is mostly a
Greek Orthodox
The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek language, Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the Eastern Orthodox Church, entire body of Orthodox (Chalced ...
area. During the civil war the number of Lebanese was higher, however after the end of the war many returned to Lebanon.
Notable people
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Rony Seikaly
Rony is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Ronielson da Silva Barbosa, Brazilian footballer better known as Rony
*Rony Ahonen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
*Rony Bakale (born 1987), Olympic swimmer from the Republ ...
, Lebanese-born American basketballer, brought up in Athens.
See also
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Lebanese people in Cyprus, ca. 20,000 people
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Arabs in Greece
Arabs in Greece ( gr, Άραβες στην Ελλάδα, ar, العرب في اليونان), known as ''Araves'', are the people from Arab world countries, particularly Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Jordan, many of whom ar ...
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Greeks in Lebanon
The Greeks in Lebanon (οι Έλληνες στο Λίβανο) had presence in present day Lebanon that dated to ancient times, and the Phoenicians and Greeks (both maritime peoples) shared close ties. The Greek alphabet, for example, is derived ...
{{Arab diaspora
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...