Palestinian Colombian

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Palestinian Colombian
Palestina Colombiano
Total population
12,000
Regions with significant populations
Bogotá, Nariño, San Andrés
Languages

Arabic, Spanish

Religion

Islam, Roman Catholic

Related ethnic groups

Palestinian people, Palestinian Chilean, Palestinian Peruvian, Spanish Colombians

Colombia has about 12,000 Palestinians. Most are descendants of refugees from the 1948 war. Most have settled in Bogotá, and other Islamic centers around the country. Some groups are also from the Arab diaspora (Lebanon and Syria).[citation needed] Most of them are Muslims, while some are Roman Catholic.[citation needed]

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