Lebanese Chileans
Total population | |
---|---|
(90,000) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Valparaíso, Serena, Santiago | |
Languages | |
Chilean Spanish, Arabic, French | |
Religion | |
Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Lebanese, Palestinian Chilean |
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Lebanese Chileans, are immigrants to Chile from the 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.[1] Most arrived as members of the Eastern Orthodox church and the Maronite church, but became Roman Catholic.[2] A minority are Muslim. [3]
The Christhttps://www.codecademy.com/blogian Orthodox, built the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Santiago and All Chile in Santiago in 1917. It is a cathedral of the Church of Antioch with six parishes.[4]
Notable Lebanese Chileans
- Alexis Khazzaka, footballer
- Sergio Bitar, politician, minister and senator
- Checho Hirane, comedy and TV host
- Hosaín Sabag, politician
- Pancho Mouat, journalist
- Carlos Massad, banker and politician
See also
References
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External links
- Unión General de Estudiantes Palestinos de Chile
- Comerciante palestino en Patronato An article from the Corporación del Patrimonio Cultural de Chile.
- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ Antiochian Orthodox of Santiago to Chile.