Afro-Palestinians

Afro-Palestinians
Regions with significant populations
Palestine, Palestinian diaspora
Languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Jordanians, Afro-Syrians, Afro-Saudis, Al-Akhdam, Afro-Omanis, Afro-Iraqis

Ribat al-Mansuri's African Centre, the Old Town, East Jerusalem.

Afro-Palestinians are Palestinians of Black African heritage. In the Gaza Strip, around 1% of the population is estimated to be black, with roughly 11,000 Afro-Palestinians residing in Gaza City's Al Jalla’a district prior to October 2023.[1] In Jerusalem, an estimated population between 200-450 reside in a historic African enclave around Bab al-Majlis,[2][3] in the Muslim Quarter,[4][5] as well as communities in other areas of Jerusalem such as Beit Hanina and A-Tur.[5]

There are also Bedouin populations who have descent lines linking them to people of African origin[6] such as in the West Bank city of Jericho.

  1. ^ Mukasa, Lyndon (15 April 2024). "Afro-Palestinians: the untold story of a community caught in Gaza's crossfire". Voice Online. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Seitz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Teller, Matthew (Spring 2022). "The Dom and the African Palestinians: Platforming Two Marginalized Jerusalem Communities". Jerusalem Quarterly. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ Jonarah Baker, 'The African-Palestinians: Muslim Pilgrims Who Never Went Home' Archived 17 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The New Arab, 26 Dec. 2014.
  5. ^ a b Ilan Ben Zion, The Old City's African secret Archived 6 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, The Times of Israel 6 April 2014.
  6. ^ "The Black Diaspora in Israel, 1965 to 2011 •". 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.