Arabs in Italy
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 719,545 – 801,595 (2021; foreign citizens only)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic and Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam and Christianity |
Arabs in Italy (Italian: Arabi in Italia, Arabic: عرب إيطاليا) are Italian residents of Arab heritage.
According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), most Arab non-Italian citizens residing in Italy come from North Africa, most notably from Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria. Other notable countries of origin include Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Jordan and Palestine.
History
[edit]In the 9th century AD, Arabs conquered the island of Sicily and formed the Emirate of Sicily under Islamic rule.[3] During this period, there were several attempts to invade mainland Italy, with the Emirate of Bari being one of the most notable examples.[4][5]
During the subsequent Swabian rule under the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, who spent most of his life as king of Sicily in his court in Palermo, Moors were progressively eradicated until the massive deportation of the last Muslims of Sicily.[6] As a result of the Arab expulsion, many towns across Sicily were left depopulated. By the 12th century, Swabian kings granted immigrants from northern Italy (particularly Piedmont, Lombardy and Liguria), Latium and Tuscany in central Italy, and French regions of Normandy, Provence and Brittany (all collectively known as Lombards.)[7][8] settlement into Sicily, re-establishing the Latin element into the island, a legacy which can be seen in the many Gallo-Italic dialects and towns found in the interior and western parts of Sicily, brought by these settlers.[9]
Population
[edit]| Ancestry | Population | % of Italy population |
|---|---|---|
| Moroccan | 428,947 | 0.724% |
| Egyptian | 139,569 | 0.236% |
| Tunisian | 97,407 | 0.164% |
| Algerian | 18,538 | 0.031% |
| Somali | 7,629 | 0.014% |
| Syrian | 6,633 | 0.011% |
| Iraqi | 6,035 | 0.009% |
| Lebanese | 4,374 | 0.007% |
| Libyan | 2,741 | 0.005% |
| Sudanese | 2,382 | 0.004% |
| Jordanian | 1,616 | 0.003% |
| Palestinians | 1,078 | 0.002% |
| Saudi | 962 | <0.001% |
| Mauritanians | 779 | 0.001% |
| Bahrain | 413 | <0.001% |
| Yemeni | 308 | <0.001% |
| Qatari | 101 | <0.001% |
| Kuwaiti | 101 | <0.001% |
| Emirati | 67 | <0.001% |
| Omani | 48 | <0.001% |
| Djibouti | 26 | <0.001% |
| Comoros | 19 | <0.001% |
| Total | 719,545 | 1.215% |
| Previous citizenship | Population | % of Italy population |
|---|---|---|
| Moroccan | 249,147 | 0.421% |
| Tunisian | 39,616 | 0.067% |
| Egyptian | 27,510 | 0.046% |
| Algerian | 11,865 | 0.020% |
| Lebanese | 2,444 | 0.004% |
| Somali | 1,999 | 0.003% |
| Syrian | 1,993 | 0.003% |
| Jordanian | 1,569 | 0.003% |
| Iraqi | 827 | 0.001% |
| Sudanese | 658 | 0.001% |
| Palestinians | 485 | <0.001% |
| Mauritanians | 352 | <0.001% |
| Libyan | 307 | <0.001% |
| Yemeni | 66 | <0.001% |
| Kuwaiti | 31 | <0.001% |
| Saudi | 13 | <0.001% |
| Bahrain | 7 | <0.001% |
| Djibouti | 6 | <0.001% |
| Qatari | 4 | <0.001% |
| Emirati | 4 | <0.001% |
| Comoros | 3 | <0.001% |
| Omani | 1 | <0.001% |
| Total | 338,907 | 0.572% |
| Country of birth | Population | % of Italy population |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 457,002 | 0.771% |
| Egypt | 137,335 | 0.232% |
| Tunisia | 108,831 | 0.184% |
| Libya | 32,257 | 0.054% |
| Algeria | 21,404 | 0.036% |
| Somalia | 10,880 | 0.018% |
| Syria | 8,227 | 0.014% |
| Lebanon | 8,052 | 0.014% |
| Iraq | 6,872 | 0.012% |
| Sudan | 3,007 | 0.005% |
| Jordan | 2,969 | 0.005% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,373 | 0.002% |
| United Arab Emirates | 860 | 0.001% |
| Mauritania | 818 | 0.001% |
| Kuwait | 710 | 0.001% |
| Yemen | 397 | <0.001% |
| Qatar | 250 | <0.001% |
| Bahrain | 100 | <0.001% |
| Palestine | 83 | <0.001% |
| Oman | 81 | <0.001% |
| Djibouti | 70 | <0.001% |
| Comoros | 17 | <0.001% |
| Total | 801,595 | 1.353% |
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- History of Islam in southern Italy
- Muslim conquest of Sicily
- Saracinesco
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cittadini stranieri in Italia – 2021". tuttitalia.it.
Only non-Italian citizens with permanent residence in Italy are included.
- ^ "People by country of birth – 2021". eurostat.eu.
- ^ Metcalfe, Alex (2009-09-17). Muslims of Medieval Italy. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2911-4.
- ^ Bondioli, Lorenzo M. (2018-12-12). "Islamic Bari between the Aghlabids and the Two Empires". The Aghlabids and Their Neighbors: 470–490. doi:10.1163/9789004356047_024. ISBN 9789004356047. S2CID 165262442.
- ^ Rickards, Olga; Biondi, Gianfranco; Stefano, Gian Franco De; Vecchi, Francesco; Walter, Hubert (1992). "Genetic structure of the population of Sicily". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 87 (4): 395–406. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330870403. ISSN 1096-8644. PMID 1533751.
- ^ Abulafia, David (2000). Mediterranean encounters, economic, religious, political, 1100–1550. Ashgate Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 0-86078-841-5. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Società Siciliana per la Storia Patria. Archivio Storico Siciliano (12 December 1876). "Archivio Storico Siciliano". Palermo. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Barone, Francesco (2003). "Islām in Sicilia nel XII e XIII secolo: ortoprassi, scienze religiose e tasawwuf". In Di Bella, Saverio; Tomasello, Dario (eds.). L'Islam in Europa tra passato e futuro. Cosenza: Pellegrini Editore. p. 104. ISBN 88-8101-159-X.
- ^ "History and etymology of Aidone and Morgantina". Italy This Way. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Acquisition of citizenship, Italy".
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