Syrian Colombians are Colombians of Syrian descent. Most of the ancestors of the Syrian community immigrated to Colombia from the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for economic, political and religious reasons. The first Syrian moved to Colombia in the late nineteenth century. The great wave of Syrian migration began around 1880. This was perhaps the highest peak during the first three decades from 1880 and counting with a great decrease in the migratory flow after 1930. The Syrians as well as the Lebanese and the Palestinians Since then they continued with their establishment in the north of Colombia, mainly the Bolivar savannah, corresponding today to the departments of Córdoba and Sucre. Córdoba being the largest recipient of Syrian,[3] Lebanese and Palestinian migration in the entire region, it is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000,[4] which makes the Syrians, only behind the Lebanese, as the second largest group of immigrants in Colombia since independence.[5][6][7]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 700,000[1]-1.5 million[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Barranquilla · Cartagena · Maicao · Montería · Santa Marta · Sincelejo. | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish · Arabic · French | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Roman Catholic and Muslim | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Arab Colombians |
Notable people
editPlease see List of Syrian people in Colombia
- Fuad Char - Politician and businessman from Córdoba
- Alejandro Char - Atlantic politician and three-time Mayor of Barranquilla
- Pablo Sabbag - Atlantic soccer player
- Soad Louis Lakah - Writer and poet from Córdoba
- Julio Manzur - Politician and agricultural engineer from Córdoba
- Edwin Besaile - Architect, politician and former Governor of Córdoba
- David Barguil - Politician and former congressman from Córdoba
See also
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References
edit- ^ Colombia awakens to the Arab world. Brazil-Arab New Agency, 21 July 2009. Retrieved 15 Juny 2020.
- ^ Joze Pelayo (2021). "Long live the Arabs !: Underreported stories of the Arabs of the Americas". Atlantic Council. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Semana (2004-10-10). "Las mil y una historias". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Presencia árabe en el Caribe Presencia árabe en el Caribe Colombiano" (PDF). Banco de la Republica.
- ^ Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango Archived 2012-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Syrian refugee flees all the way to Colombia to escape the violence at home.
- ^ Domínguez Portugal, Óscar Andrés. "Comunidades sirio-libanesas en Colombia durante la primera mitad del siglo XX". revistas.unicartagena.edu.co.