Lebanese Chileans
Lebanese Chileans, are immigrants to Chile from Lebanon. Most are Christian and they arrived in Chile in the mid-19th to early-20th centuries to escape from poverty. Ethnically Lebanese Chileans are often called "Turks" (Spanish: Turcos), a term believed to derive from the fact that they arrived from present day Lebanon, which at that time was occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Most arrived as members of the Eastern Orthodox church and the Maronite church, but became Roman Catholic. Lebanese Jews from Beirut immigrated to Chile in the late 19th century.
| Total population | |
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| 27,000 descendants[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Valparaíso, La Serena, Santiago | |
| Languages | |
| Chilean Spanish, Lebanese Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab Chileans, Chilean Jews |
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Lebanese Chileans, are immigrants to Chile from Lebanon. Most are Christian and they arrived in Chile in the mid-19th to early-20th centuries to escape from poverty. Ethnically Lebanese Chileans are often called "Turks" (Spanish: Turcos), a term believed to derive from the fact that they arrived from present day Lebanon, which at that time was occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire.[2] Most arrived as members of the Eastern Orthodox church and the Maronite church, but became Roman Catholic.[3] Lebanese Jews from Beirut immigrated to Chile in the late 19th century.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ iLoubnan (2009). "Geographical distribution of Lebanese diaspora". Ya Libnan. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America: images and realities, by Ignacio Klich, Jeff Lesser, 1998, p. 165.
- ^ In Santiago Society, No One Cares If Your Name Is Carey or de Yrarrazaval, By ENID NEMY September 14, 1969, Sunday, Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America.
- ^ Frank, Ben G. (2005). A Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and Latin America. Pelican Publishing. p. 405. ISBN 9781455613304. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Unión General de Estudiantes Palestinos de Chile
- Comerciante palestino en Patronato An article from the Corporación del Patrimonio Cultural de Chile.
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