Arab Venezuelans
Arab Venezuelans (Arabic: عرب فنزويلا; Spanish: Árabe-Venezolano) refers to Venezuelan citizens of Arab origin or descent. There are around 1,600,000 Venezuelans of Arab origin, mainly from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Most Arab Venezuelans are of Syrian descent with their number between 400,000 and 1 million inhabitants, and Lebanese descent with their number between 341,000 and 500,000.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1,600,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia, Maracay, Ciudad Guayana, Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz, Punto Fijo, Margarita Island | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Arabic, English | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism Eastern Catholicism (Maronites) Eastern Orthodoxy Islam Druze | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab Colombians, Arab Argentines, Arab Mexicans, Arab Brazilians, Arab diaspora, Arab Christians, Arab Muslims, Druze, Lebanese, Syrians, Palestinians, other Arabs |
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