Lebanese Cypriots
(Redirected from Lebanese people in Cyprus)
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| Total population | |
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| 20,000 people (by descent) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nicosia, Limasol | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic language (Including Cypriot Arabic) and Greek language | |
| Religion | |
| Greek Orthodox, Maronite, Melkite, Shia, Sunni | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lebanese people in Greece, Arabs in Greece |
Lebanese Cypriots include immigrants and descendants of immigrants from Lebanon, numbering approximately 20,000 people of Lebanese descent.
History
[edit]Migration from Lebanon started after 1975 during the Lebanese Civil War. Most of the Lebanese from the new migration wave came from Koura District in North Lebanon, which is mostly a Greek Orthodox area. After the Civil War, many Lebanese nationals in Cyprus returned to Lebanon.[citation needed]
In the 2020s, economic instability in Lebanon led to increased emigration to Cyprus. Approximately 12,000 Lebanese citizens immigrated to Cyprus in 2021.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player, Lebanese father and Greek Cypriot mother
- Sarbel, British singer, Greek Cypriot father and Lebanese mother
See also
[edit]- Cyprus–Lebanon relations
- List of Lebanese people in Cyprus
- Lebanese people in Greece, ca. 30,000 people
- Maronites in Cyprus
- Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Nicosia)
- Arabs in Greece
- Greeks in Lebanon
References
[edit]- ^ Chehayeb, Kareem. "'No looking back': As economy crumbles, Lebanese turn to Cyprus". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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