Lebanese people in Greece
(
Greek: Λιβανέζοι στην Ελλάδα,
Arabic: يوناني لبناني) include immigrants and descendants of immigrants from
Lebanon, numbering approximately 30,000 people of Lebanese descent. Migration from
Lebanon to Greece started after 1975 during the
Lebanese Civil War. Most Lebanese came from
Koura District in
North Lebanon, which is mostly a
Greek Orthodox area. During the civil war the number of Lebanese was higher, however after the end of the war many returned to Lebanon.
Notable people
Rony Seikaly, Lebanese-born American basketballer, brought up in Athens.
