Arab Jamaicans

Arab Jamaicans
Total population
22,000
Regions with significant populations
Saint Andrew · Saint Catherine · Clarendon · Saint James · Saint Ann · Trelawny · Saint Mary · Manchester · Kingston Parish · Portland · Hanover
Languages
Jamaican English · Jamaican Patois · Levantine Arabic · French
Religion
Christianity · Islam
Related ethnic groups
Arabs, Lebanese people, Syrians

Arab Jamaicans refers to Jamaican citizens of Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian Arab or partial Arab origin or descent. Most are Christians who arrived in the late 19th century, having fled their homeland due to religious persecution under Ottoman rule.

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