Syrian Argentines

Syrian Argentines are Argentine citizens of Syrian descent or Syrian-born people who reside in Argentina. Argentina has the second highest number of Syrians in South America after Brazil. Syrian immigration to Argentina has been and is currently, one of the most important Arab migration flows into Argentina. Immigration waves peaked in the 20th century, although in recent years due to the constant wars in the Middle East, immigration from Syria has been increasing over time. Like other Arab Argentines, they are universally known as "turcos" ("Turks"),[3][4] like in the rest of Latin American countries.[5][6]

Syrian Argentines
Sirio-argentinos
Total population
2,000,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Argentina: Mainly Buenos Aires, Salta, Jujuy, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero, Misiones, Chaco and Patagonia.
Languages
Rioplatense Spanish, Arabic
Religion
Mostly Christianity (mainly Eastern Orthodoxy), significant percentage of Muslims
Minority Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Syrians, Lebanese Argentines, Asian Argentines, Arab Argentines

In October 2014, because of the war raging in Syria and increased violence and persecution of civilians, the Argentine government has announced that it will begin to receive Syrian refugees in their country, being the second South American nation to do this after Uruguay.[7]

History
"Paz para Siria" (Peace for Syria, in Spanish), the message of the Arab Argentine community during the opening parade of the XXXIV National Immigrant Festival in Oberá, Misiones.

Most Syrians emigrating to Argentina established themselves in the northwest of the country, as did the Lebanese people. The Syrians, like the Lebanese, were mostly hawkers and did not practice agriculture. Thus, they did not settle in agricultural colonies but stayed in the cities in greater numbers than other immigrants. Sarmiento and Alberdi's plan to populate regions emptied of indigenous peoples did not materialize, as most of the newcomers chose cities.[8] In the period from 1975 to 1977, their numbers decreased again. The first destination of these groups of Syrian and Lebanese was the province of Buenos Aires and from there many migrated further into the country, attracted by landscapes that resembled much of their native land. Many of these people settled in Salta, Jujuy, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero, Misiones, Chaco and Patagonia. In these provinces, they were devoted primarily to agricultural work.[9]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Argentinian President's visit to the Lebanese Parliament. the Lebanese Parliament. lp.gov.lb
  2. Inmigración sirio-libanesa en Argentina
  3. Klich, Ignacio; Lesser, Jeffrey (1996). "Introduction: "Turco" Immigrants in Latin America". The Americas. 53 (1): 1–14. doi:10.2307/1007471. ISSN 0003-1615. JSTOR 1007471.
  4. Victoria (2018-12-16). "11 Essential Argentina Slang Expressions You Can Start Using". Spanishland School. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  5. Moore, Aaron; Mathewson, Kent (2013-01-01). "Latin America's Los Turcos: geographic aspects of Levantine and Maghreb diasporas". Noesis. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. (in Spanish). 22 (43).
  6. Civantos, Christina (February 5, 2016). "The Surprisingly Deep Centuries-Old Ties Between the Middle East and Latin America". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  7. El País. "Al igual que Uruguay, Argentina recibirá refugiados sirios" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  8. http://amerika.revues.org/2746 Amerika:La emigración Siria-Libanesa a Argentina (the Syrian and Lebanese emigration to Argentina). Retrieved in August 31, 2012, to 14:35pm.
  9. http://www.oni.escuelas.edu.ar/olimpi98/bajarondelosbarcos/Colectividades/Turcos,%20sirios%20y%20libaneses/inmigraci%C3%B3n.htm Sirios, turcos y libaneses. Retrieved in August 31, 2012, to 15:15pm.
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