Doms in Libya

Doms in Libya speak the Domari language. They immigrated to the territory of the present day Libya from South Asia, particularly from India, in Byzantine times.^[1] (Dom or Nawar) people self-segregated themselves for centuries from the dominant culture of Libya. Historically, Gypsies in Libya have provided musical entertainment as weddings and other celebrations. The Dom people in Libya include subgroups like Nawar, Halebi and Ghagar.^[2][3]

Dom people in Libya

Total population
>10,000
Languages
Domari, Libyan Arabic, Berber
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Dom people, Nawar people, Kawliya

See also

• Doma_(caste)
• Doms in Egypt
• Doms in Syria
• Doms in Iraq
• Nawar people