| 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 |
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"),[1][2] like in the rest of Latin American countries.[3][4]
In October 2014, because of the war raging in Syria and increased violence and persecution of civilians, the Argentine government announced that it would begin to receive Syrian refugees in its country, being the second South American nation to do this after Uruguay.[5]
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- ^ Victoria (2018-12-16). "11 Essential Argentina Slang Expressions You Can Start Using". Spanishland School. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Civantos, Christina (February 5, 2016). "The Surprisingly Deep Centuries-Old Ties Between the Middle East and Latin America". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ El País. "Al igual que Uruguay, Argentina recibirá refugiados sirios" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.