Lebanese Uruguayans

Lebanese Uruguayans
Líbano-uruguayos

Alberto Abdala, a lawyer and politician of Lebanese descent, who served as member of the National Council of Government (1963-1937) and, later, Vice President of Uruguay (1968-1972).
Total population
Various estimates for descents:
  • 53,000 (2009).[1]
  • 70,000 (2008).[2]
  • 75,000 (2014).[3]
Regions with significant populations
Montevideo, Chuy
Languages
Uruguayan Spanish, Lebanese Arabic
Religion
Christians (majority) and Islam (minority)
Memorial to the Uruguayan national hero José Gervasio Artigas, dedicated by the Lebanese community in Uruguay.

There are about 53,000[1] to 75,000[3] Lebanese Uruguayans, or Uruguayans of Lebanese origin. The Lebanese are one of the larger non-European communities, though still not as large a group as most European groups.[2] Relations between Uruguay and Lebanon have always been close.[4]

  1. ^ a b iLoubnan (2009). "Geographical distribution of Lebanese diaspora". Ya Libnan. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b S. Baaklini. "Les Libanais d'Uruguay, la troisième communauté du pays après les Espagnols et les Italiens" (PDF). L'Orient-Le Jour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Más de 10 millones de libaneses empujan el crecimiento social y económico de América Latina". Infobae. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Embassy of Uruguay in Lebanon". Embassy of Uruguay in Lebanon. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-04.