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Ethnolinguistic distribution in Central/Southwest Asia of the Altaic, Caucasian, Afroasiatic (Hamito-Semitic) and Indo-European families.

The ethnic groups in the Middle Easts well as Egypt in North Africa, a transcontinental region commonly known as the Middle East. The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures. Since the 1960s, the changes in political and economic factors (especially the enormous oil wealth in the region and conflicts) have significantly altered the ethnic composition of groups in the region. While some ethnic groups have been present in the region for millennia, others have arrived fairly recently through immigration. The largest ethnic groups in the region are the Arabs, Kurds, Persians, and Turks,Armenians ^[1] but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of members.

Other indigenous, native, or long-standing ethnic groups include: Amazigh, Berbers, Arameans, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Baloch, Copts, Cappadocian Greeks, Cypriots, Druze, Gilaks, Greeks, Jews, Laz, Lurs, Mandaeans, Maronites, Mazanderanis, Mhallami, Nawar, Pontic Greeks, Rûm, Samaritans, Shabaks, Talysh and Tats.

Diaspora ethnic groups include: Albanians, Bengalis, Britons, Bosniaks, Chinese, Circassians, Crimean Tatars, Filipinos, French people, Indians, Indonesians, Kawliya, Italians, Malays, Malayali, Pakistanis, Pashtuns, Punjabis, Romani, Sikhs, Sindhis, Somalis, Sri Lankans, Turkmens, and Sub-Saharan Africans.

Demographics

Countries	Demographics
Bahrain	Ethnic groups in Bahrain
Cyprus	Ethnic groups in Cyprus
Egypt	Ethnic groups in Egypt
Iran	Ethnic groups in Iran
Iraq	Ethnic groups in Iraq
Israel	Ethnic groups in Israel
Jordan	Ethnic groups in Jordan
Kuwait	Ethnic groups in Kuwait
Lebanon	Ethnic groups in Lebanon
Oman	Ethnic groups in Oman
Palestine	Ethnic groups in Palestine
Qatar	Ethnic groups in Qatar
Saudi Arabia	Ethnic groups in Saudi Arabia
Syria	Ethnic groups in Syria
Turkey	Ethnic groups in Turkey
United Arab Emirates	Ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates
Yemen	Ethnic groups in Yemen

Middle East

Arab peoples

Alawites
Different Arabic varieties in the Arab world
Bahranis
Bidoon
Bedouins
Druze
Egyptians (excluding ethnolinguistic and ethnoreligious groups like the Copts and Nubians, who openly reject an Arab identity)
Emiratis
Hadhrami
Iraqis (including the Marsh Arabs but excluding ethnic minorities like the Armenians, Assyrians, Circassians, Kawliya, Kurds, Mandaeans, Shabaks, Turkmen, and Yazidis)
Jordanians (excluding ethnic minorities like the Armenians, Circassians, and Kurds)
Kuwaitis
Lebanese (excluding some Christians, especially Maronites, who instead claim a Phoenician identity, and ethnic minorities like the Armenians, Assyrians, and Kurds)
Mehri
Omanis
Palestinians
Qataris
Saudis
Solluba
Syrians (excluding ethnic minorities like the Arameans, Armenians, Assyrians, Circassians, Kurds, Nawar–Roma, Turkmen, and Yazidis)
Yemenis

North Africans

Sub-Saharan Africans

Hebrews

Syriac-speaking peoples

Arameans
- Arameans in Israel
- Arameans in Syria
Assyrians
Mandaeans
Mhallami

Indo-European peoples

Turkic peoples

Anatolia

Indo-European peoples

Kartvelian peoples

Semites

Turkic peoples

Muhacir

Muslims from the Caucasus (Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey)
Muslims from the Balkans (mainly Albanians, Bosniaks, and Pomaks)

Cyprus

Iranian Plateau

Indo-European peoples

Armenians in Iran
Iranian peoples
- Persians
Baloch
Kurds in Iran
- Feylis
- Kaka'is
- Kurds of Khorasan
- Laks
Gilaks
Lurs
Mazanderanis
Talysh
Tats

Kartvelian peoples

Georgians in Iran

Semites

Turkic peoples

Peoples of the Caucasus in Iran

Diaspora populations

Because of the low population of many of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf and the demand for labor created by the large discoveries of oil in these countries there has been a steady stream of immigration to the region (mainly from South Asia). Ethnic groups which comprise the largest portions of this immigration include Afghans, Bengalis, Britons, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Indonesians, Malays, Nepalis, Pakistanis, Punjabis, Sikhs, Sindhis, Somalis, Sri Lankans, and Sub-Saharan Africans. Many of these people are denied certain political and legal rights in the countries in which they live and frequently face mistreatment by the native-born citizens of the host countries.

References

^ Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[1] Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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 {{short description|Overview of ethnic groups in the Middle East}}
 [[File:Ethnolinguisticswasiacia.jpg|thumb|260px|Ethnolinguistic distribution in Central/Southwest Asia of the [[Altaic languages|Altaic]], [[Caucasian languages|Caucasian]], [[Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] (Hamito-Semitic) and [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] families.]]
-The '''ethnic groups in the Middle East''' refers to the peoples that reside in [[West Asia]] as well as [[Egypt]] in [[North Africa]], a transcontinental region commonly known as the [[Middle East]]. The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures. Since the 1960s, the changes in political and economic factors (especially the enormous oil wealth in the region and conflicts) have significantly altered the ethnic composition of groups in the region. While some ethnic groups have been present in the region for millennia, others have arrived fairly recently through [[immigration]]. The largest ethnic groups in the region are the [[Arabs]], [[Kurds]], [[Persians]], and [[Turkish people|Turks]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPBfnT_E1mgC&pg=PA16 |title=Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of members.
+The '''ethnic groups in the Middle East'''s well as [[Egypt]] in [[North Africa]], a transcontinental region commonly known as the [[Middle East]]. The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures. Since the 1960s, the changes in political and economic factors (especially the enormous oil wealth in the region and conflicts) have significantly altered the ethnic composition of groups in the region. While some ethnic groups have been present in the region for millennia, others have arrived fairly recently through [[immigration]]. The largest ethnic groups in the region are the [[Arabs]], [[Kurds]], [[Persians]], and [[Turkish people|Turks]],[[Armenians]] <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPBfnT_E1mgC&pg=PA16 |title=Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of members.
 Other [[indigenous peoples|indigenous]], native, or long-standing [[ethnic group|ethnic groups]] include: [[Amazigh]], [[Berbers]], [[Terms for Syriac Christians#Aramean identity|Arameans]], [[Armenians]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Azerbaijanis]], [[Baloch people|Baloch]], [[Copts]], [[Cappadocian Greeks]], [[Cypriot people|Cypriots]], [[Druze]], [[Gilaks]], [[Greeks]], [[Jews]], [[Laz people|Laz]], [[Lurs]], [[Mandaeans]], [[Maronites]], [[Mazanderani people|Mazanderanis]], [[Mhallami]], [[Nawar people|Nawar]], [[Pontic Greeks]], [[Antiochian Greek Christians|Rûm]], [[Samaritans]], [[Shabaks]], [[Talysh people|Talysh]] and [[Tat people (Iran)|Tats]].

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