Regions with significant populations | |
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Chuy, Rivera, Montevideo | |
Languages | |
Palestinian Arabic, Spanish | |
Religion | |
Christianity and Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Palestinian Brazilian and other
Palestinian people Other Arab Uruguayans |
Palestinian Uruguayans ( Arabic: فلسطينيو أوروغواي) are Uruguayan citizens of Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in Uruguay. There are approximately 5000 Uruguayans with Palestinian ancestry, mostly living on the Brazilian border. [1] Most of them in Chuy, [2] where they run their own mosque and association, [3] others in Rivera. [1] [4]
The majority of Palestinian Uruguayans are Muslim, [1] with a tiny Christian minority.