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| Total population | |
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Lebanon-born residents:
Mexicans of Lebanese descent: | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nuevo León, Yucatán, Veracruz, Coahuila, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Mexico City, Baja California, Guanajuato, Chihuahua, Durango, Puebla | |
| Languages | |
| Mexican Spanish and Lebanese Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity, minority Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lebanese and Lebanese diaspora |
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Lebanese Mexicans refers to Mexican citizens of Lebanese origin.
Although Lebanese Mexicans made up less than 5% of the total immigrant population in Mexico during the 1930s, they constituted half of the immigrant economic activity.[5]
Lebanese influence in Mexican culture can be seen most particularly in Mexican cuisine, where they have introduced many foods and dishes and created their own recipes such as al pastor.
Interethnic marriage in the Lebanese community, regardless of religious affiliation, is very high; most have only one parent with Lebanese ethnicity. As a result, some of them speak Arabic fluently. But the majority, especially among younger generations, speak Spanish as first language.
Carlos Slim, formerly the richest man in the world,[6] is an example of Lebanese Mexican success in Mexican society.
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The Mexican-Lebanese community now numbers around 400,000 but punches way above its weight in commerce...
- ^ "Más de 10 millones de libaneses empujan el crecimiento social y económico de América Latina". Infobae. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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- ^ "Los árabes de México. Asimilación y herencia cultural" (PDF) (in Spanish). December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ "Carlos Slim Helu & family". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2013.