Palestinians in Egypt refers to the Palestinian refugees who fled or were expelled to Egypt during the 1948 Palestine war, and their descendants, as well as Palestinians expelled from Jordan, following the events of Black September. Palestinians and their descendants have never been naturalized and so keep the distinct status of Palestinian refugee. Some Palestinians, mostly Christians,[1] received Egyptian citizenship through marriage with Egyptian nationals or by other means.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 50,245-110,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cairo (Greater Cairo) | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Palestinian Arabic) | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam and Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Palestinians |
There was also an earlier wave of Palestinian immigration, in which Palestinian Christians settled in Egypt and other surrounding countries, fleeing genocides during the Ottoman era, along with Lebanese and Syrians, forming what was known as the "Shawam" (شوام) Christian community.
The 1922 census of Palestine lists 1,612 Palestinians as living abroad in Egypt: 614 Muslims, 756 Jews, and 242 Christians.[2]
Estimates of the size of the Palestinian population in Egypt range from 50,245 to 110,000.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b el-Abed, Oroub (June 8, 2011). "The Invisible Community: Egypt's Palestinians". Al-Shabaka. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Palestine Census ( 1922).