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There are many '''ethnic groups in West Asia''', (also known as the [[Near East]] or [[Middle East]]) and the region has historically been a crossroads of different cultures. Since the 1960s 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 five largest ethnic groups in the region are [[Arabs]], [[Kurds]], [[Persian people|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|accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref> but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of members.
There are many '''ethnic groups in West Asia''', (also known as the [[Near East]] or [[Middle East]]) and the region has historically been a crossroads of different cultures. Since the 1960s 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 five largest ethnic groups in the region are [[Arabs]], [[Israelis]], [[Kurds]], [[Persian people|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|accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref> 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: [[Arameans]], [[Armenian people|Armenians]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Copts]], [[Georgian people|Georgians]], [[Greeks]], [[Jewish people|Jews]], [[Mandeans]], [[Mhallami]], [[Samaritan]]s, [[Shabak people|Shabaks]] [[Balochs]], [[Talysh people|Talishis]], [[Tat people (Iran)|Tats]], [[Turkmen people|Turcomans]], [[Yazidi]]s, [[Circassians]], [[Berbers]], [[Kawliya]], [[Nawar people|Nawar]], [[Gagauz people|Gagauz]], [[Gilaks]], [[Lurs]], [[Maltese people|Maltese]], [[Mazanderani people|Mazanderanis]], [[Ossetians]] and [[Zaza people|Zazas]].
Other Indigenous, native or long standing ethnic groups include: [[Arameans]], [[Armenian people|Armenians]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Azeris]], [[Copts]], [[Georgian people|Georgians]], [[Greeks]], [[Jewish people|Jews]], [[Mandeans]], [[Mhallami]], [[Samaritan]]s, [[Shabak people|Shabaks]], [[Balochs]], [[Talysh people|Talishis]], [[Tat people (Iran)|Tats]], [[Turkmen people|Turcomans]], [[Yazidi]]s, [[Circassians]], [[Berbers]], [[Kawliya]], [[Nawar people|Nawar]], [[Gagauz people|Gagauz]], [[Gilaks]], [[Lurs]], [[Maltese people|Maltese]], [[Mazanderani people|Mazanderanis]], [[Ossetians]] and [[Zaza people|Zazas]].


More recent migrant populations include [[Bengali people|Bengalis]], [[Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates#British|Britons]], [[Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates|Chinese]], [[Crimean Tatars]], [[Filipinos]], [[Indian people|Indians]], [[Pakistani people|Pakistanis]], [[Pashtuns]], [[Punjabi people|Punjabis]], [[Romani people|Roma (Gypsy)]], [[Sikhs]], [[Sindhis]], [[Somali people|Somalis]], [[Native Indonesians|Indonesians]], [[Ethnic Malays|Malays]], [[Sub-Saharan Africans]] and [[Sri Lankans]].
More recent migrant populations include [[Bengali people|Bengalis]], [[Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates#British|Britons]], [[Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates|Chinese]], [[Crimean Tatars]], [[Filipinos]], [[Indian people|Indians]], [[Pakistani people|Pakistanis]], [[Pashtuns]], [[Punjabi people|Punjabis]], [[Romani people|Roma (Gypsy)]], [[Sikhs]], [[Sindhis]], [[Somali people|Somalis]], [[Native Indonesians|Indonesians]], [[Ethnic Malays|Malays]], [[Sub-Saharan Africans]] and [[Sri Lankans]]. In the early 20th century, there were some [[European]] expatriates like [[British people]], [[French people]] in [[North Africa]], and [[Italians]] in Italy's former colony of [[Libya]].


==Arabian Peninsula, the Levant and Mesopotamia==
==Arabian Peninsula, the Levant and Mesopotamia==

Revision as of 04:54, 5 April 2016

There are many ethnic groups in West Asia, (also known as the Near East or Middle East) and the region has historically been a crossroads of different cultures. Since the 1960s 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 five largest ethnic groups in the region are Arabs, Israelis, Kurds, Persians, and Turks[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: Arameans, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Copts, Georgians, Greeks, Jews, Mandeans, Mhallami, Samaritans, Shabaks, Balochs, Talishis, Tats, Turcomans, Yazidis, Circassians, Berbers, Kawliya, Nawar, Gagauz, Gilaks, Lurs, Maltese, Mazanderanis, Ossetians and Zazas.

More recent migrant populations include Bengalis, Britons, Chinese, Crimean Tatars, Filipinos, Indians, Pakistanis, Pashtuns, Punjabis, Roma (Gypsy), Sikhs, Sindhis, Somalis, Indonesians, Malays, Sub-Saharan Africans and Sri Lankans. In the early 20th century, there were some European expatriates like British people, French people in North Africa, and Italians in Italy's former colony of Libya.

Arabian Peninsula, the Levant and Mesopotamia

Arabic peoples
Africans
Israelites
Syriac-speaking peoples
Indo-European speakers
Turkic peoples

Anatolia

Main article: Ethnic groups of Turkey
Ethnic map of Asia Minor and Caucasus in 1914

Caucasus

Main article: Peoples of the Caucasus
Ethnolinguistic groups in the Caucasus region

Cyprus

Further information: Ethnic groups of Cyprus

Iran

Main article: Ethnicities in Iran

Diaspora Populations

Further information: Demographics of Qatar, Foreign worker § Foreign workers in Middle East, Demographics of Saudi Arabia, Demographics of Oman, Demographics of the United Arab Emirates, Demographics of Kuwait, and Demographics of Bahrain

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 Bengalis, Britons, Chinese, Filipinos, Hindus, Nepalis, Pakistanis, Punjabis, Sikhs, Sindhis, Somalis, and Sri Lankans. 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.

See also

References

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