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The Middle East

The The Arab World

Countries in the Middle East

Syria Lebanon Jordan Palestine Iraq -Saudi Arabia Bahrain Kuwait- Oman - United Arab Emirates Qatar Yemen Egypt

Israel Turkey Iran

ChristianityIslamJudaismReligions

The Arab WorldThe Arab World

AsiaSyriaLebanonJordanIraqPalestineSaudi ArabiaBahrainKuwaitOman United Arab EmiratesQatarYemen AfricaMauritaniaMoroccoAlgeriaTunisia LibyaEgyptSudanSomaliaDjiboutiComoros Islands

WorldCountries in the Arab World

Arabs "Arab" is an ethnic term that describes more than 300 million persons who share a common language, culture, and history. It refers to people who speak Arabic as their first language and their descendants.

Arab Culture Family

Food

Music

Clothing

Arabs in AmericaArab-American Institute estimates close to 3 million Most reside in major cities:Los AngelesAtlantaDetroitChicagoNew York

Arabs in ChicagoClose to 250,000 Arabs in ChicagoMajority in Cook CountyPredominately PalestinianPredominately Muslim population

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