Palestinian Uruguayans

Palestinian Uruguayans (Arabic: فلسطينيو أوروغواي) are Uruguayan citizens of Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in Uruguay. There are approximately 5000 Uruguayans with Palestinian ancestry, mostly living on the Brazilian border.^[1] Most of them in Chuy,^[2] where they run their own mosque and association,^[3] others in Rivera.^[1][4]

Palestinian Uruguayans
Palestinos uruguayos
فلسطينيو أوروغواي

Regions with significant populations
Chuy, Rivera, Montevideo
Languages
Palestinian Arabic, Spanish
Religion
Islam and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Palestinian Brazilian and other Palestinian people Other Arab Uruguayans

The majority of Palestinian Uruguayans are Muslim,^[1] with a tiny Christian minority.

See also

• Palestine–Uruguay relations
• Palestinian diaspora
• Arab Uruguayan