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Ethnic groups in the Middle East

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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
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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
1966:"…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 1858: 1729:. 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. 52: 1686: 389: 2026: 694: 1955:
Jubaadinis are very proud of their language and their Aramean identity and they have no trouble at all balancing their religious and ethnic identities.…
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but there are dozens of other ethnic groups that have hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions of members.
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Ethnolinguistic distribution in Central and Southwest Asia of the
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groupings in the "transcontinental" region that is commonly a
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Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia
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has historically been a crossroad of different cultures and
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term designating the intercontinental region comprising
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Diaspora ethnic groups living in the region include:
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