Arabs in Austria

Arabs in Austria
Araber in Österreich
Total population
134 926
Regions with significant populations
Vienna
Languages
ArabicAustrian German
Religion
IslamChristianity
Related ethnic groups
Arab people, Arab diaspora, Arab American, Arab Argentine, Arab Brazilian, Arab Canadians, Arab Mexican

Arabs in Austria (Arabic: عرب النمسا) are Austrians of Arab ethnic, primarily Egyptians, Lebanon, Syrians, Palestinian, Iraq and to a smaller extent Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Yemen who emigrated from their native nations and currently reside in Austria. Most Arab Austrians are of Levantine, Iraqi and Egyptian origin, as a result of the fact that they were the first Arabs to arrive in Austria.

In addition, Austria has people from Arab countries, who have the status of refugees (Refugees of the Syrian civil war) or illegal immigrants (Algerians of mainly Berber descent and usually mistakenly called Arabs) trying to immigrate to Western Europe.

Notable people

  • Kerim Frei, footballer born to Turkish father and Moroccan mother
  • Adnan Ibrahim, theologian and Muslim preacher of Palestinian origin
  • Abdel Sattar Sabry, Footballer of Egyptian origin
  • Tarafa Baghajati, activist and writer of Syrian origin
  • Omar Hamdi, artist of Syrian-Kurdish origin
  • Alisar Ailabouni, fashion and model
  • Fadi Merza, kickboxing and Muay Thai of Syrian origin
  • Nadja Maleh, Austrian actress, singer, cabaret artist and director.

See also