Arab Argentine

infobox ethnic group
group = Arab Argentine




caption = Notable Arab Argentines:
Carlos Menem
poptime = 3.5 millionFact|date=September 2008
of Argentina's population
popplace = Buenos Aires
langs = Spanish, Arabic
rels = Islam, Christianity
related = Other Arabs, Arab American, Spanish ArgentineAn Arab Argentine is a Argentina citizen or resident alien whose ancestry traces back to any of various waves of immigrants, largely of Arab cultural and linguistic heritage and/or identity, originating from one or more of the twenty-two countries which comprise the Arab World.

Although a highly diverse group of Argentines — in ancestral origins, religion and historic identities — Arab Argentines hold a heritage that shares common linguistic, cultural, and political traditions.

The majority of the 3.5 million Arab Argentines are from either Lebanese or Syrian background.Fact|date=September 2008 There is also a small Palestinian community in Argentina.Fact|date=September 2008

ee also

* Arab diaspora
* Sierra Leonean-Lebanese
* Ecuadorian of Lebanese origin
* Lebanese Americans
* Lebanese Canadian
* Lebanese Australian
* Lebanese Brazilian
* Lebanese British
* Arab Mexican
* Arab Brazilian
* Islam in Argentina