Arabs in Malta
Appearance
Total population | |
---|---|
5,000+ | |
Languages | |
Arabic and Maltese | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arab people, Arab diaspora, Arab Americans, Arab Argentine, Arab Brazilian, Arab Canadians, Arab Mexican |
Arabs in Malta (Maltese: Għarab f'Malta) are mostly expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Libya and Syria. This list includes both first-generation and second-generation expatriates.
Notable people
[edit]- Rachid Chouhal (born 1975), athlete – born in Morocco
- Carlo Gimach (1651–1730), architect, engineer and poet – descendant of a Palestinian Catholic refugee
See also
[edit]- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- Iraqi diaspora
- Lebanese diaspora
- Syrian diaspora
- Demographics of Malta
- Immigration to Malta
- Islam in Malta
- Aghlabids