- Palestinian Chilean
infobox ethnic group
group = Palestinian Chilean
poptime = 300,000
popplace =Viña del Mar ,Valparaíso ,La Calera , Santiago de Chile
langs =Chilean Spanish , Arabic
rels =Christianity (mostly Roman Catholic), withMuslim and Jewish minorities
related=Palestinian people Among the
Chileans of Arab origin,Palestinians make up the largest group. Most of them can trace their origins to four mainly Christian towns:Bethlehem ,Beit Jala ,Beit Sahour andBeit Safafa (the latter being withinJerusalem city limits since 1980). Chile has the largest Palestinian community outside of the Arab world, consisting of up to 5% of the population.Fact|date=September 2008 Around 81% of Palestinian immigrants settled in Chile between 1900 and 1930.Fact|date=February 2007During their first years in America, the community opted for endogamous marriages, since there was a hostile environment towards them. However, after some years prosperity and social integration came. For instance, in 1970, 70% of the weddings were with people from outside of the community. During the 1940s came the first political positions, and already in the 1960s some families with Palestinian origins, came to be known as synonymous with wealth.Fact|date=September 2008
Notable Palestinian Chileans
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Carlos Abumohor businessman and investor
*José Said businessman
*Miguel Littin movie director and screenwriter
*Álvaro Saieh businessman
*Raúl Hasbún Roman Catholic priest
*Roberto Bishara soccer playeree also
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Palestinian diaspora
*Arab diaspora
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