Doms in Egypt
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 100,000 (estimated) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Upper Egypt, Cairo and Alexandria | |
| Languages | |
| Domari, Egyptian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (main religion), Christianity (1%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romani people, Nawar people, Kawliya |
The Dom (دوم) people migrated from South Asia to the territory of present-day Egypt, and have considerably mixed with Egyptians. The assumed consensus was that they were originally from Egypt, which later made them known around the world by the vernacular term Gypsies, deriving from the word Egyptian.