Arabs in Spain

There have been Arabs in Spain (Arabic: عرب إسبانيا; Spanish: Árabes en España) since the early 8th century when the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula created the state of Al-Andalus. In modern times there are expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, and Iraq; and also small groups from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and Sudan. As a result of the Arab Spring (Libyan Civil War and Syrian Civil War), many have the status of refugees or illegal immigrants, trying to immigrate especially to France, Germany and Sweden. The Arab population in Spain is estimated to be between 1,600,000 and 1,800,000.^[1][2][3]

Arabs in Spain
عرب إسبانيا
Árabes en España

Total population
1,600,000–1,800,000[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Andalusia, the Community of Madrid, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Extremadura
Languages
Arabic, Spanish
Religion
Islam and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Arab people, Arab diaspora, Arab American, Arab Argentine, Arab Brazilian, Arab Canadians, Arab Mexican

See also

• Arab diaspora
• Arabs in Europe
• Sahrawis in Spain
• Moroccans in Spain
• Lebanese diaspora
• Syrian diaspora
• Palestinian diaspora
• Moroccan diaspora
• Iraqi diaspora
• Egyptian diaspora