Doms in Lebanon

Doms in Lebanon
الغجر في لبنان (Arabic)
Total population
8,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Beirut, Byblos, Tripoli and the Bekaa Valley
Languages
Domari, Arabic
Religion
Islam[2]

There is a Dom community in Lebanon.[3]

The Doms in Lebanon suffer from poverty and social marginalisation.[4]

The estimated population of Dom in Beirut and South Lebanon is 3,112.[5]

Similar to the Roma in Europe, historians assert that the Dom in Lebanon are the descendants of itinerant skilled musicians who migrated westward from India many centuries ago.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Gypsies of Lebanon, with estimated number of 8,000 people: By Dr. G. A. Williams". WLCU. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Romani, Domari in Lebanon".
  3. ↑ "لبنان: "تهميش اجتماعي حاد" للدوم" (in Arabic).
  4. ↑ "A life in flux for Lebanon's Dom community". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Dom in Lebanon: Citizens, Migrants, Refugees and Nomads". The LAU School of Arts and Sciences. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ↑ ""Acute social marginalization" of Dom community".
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