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Arab Indonesians

Arab Indonesians
Orang Arab Indonesia
عرب إندونيسيا
Arab Indonesians from Surabaya's Arabic Quarter, Ampel
Total population
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia
Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, Maluku Islands
Languages
Indonesian, Arabic (especially Indonesian Arabic), Various Indonesian regional languages
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Indonesian Jews, Hadhramis, Arab Malaysians, Arab Singaporeans, Arab diaspora

Arab Indonesians (Arabic: عربٌ إندونيسيون), or colloquially known as Jama'ah,[3] are Indonesian citizens of mixed Arab, mainly Hadhrami, and Indonesian descent. The ethnic group generally also includes those of Arab descent from other Middle Eastern Arabic speaking nations. Restricted under Dutch East Indies law until 1919, the community elites later gained economic power through real estate investment and trading. Currently found mainly in Java, especially West Java and East Java, they are almost all Muslims.[4]

The official number of Arab and part-Arab descent in Indonesia was recorded since 19th century. The census of 1870 recorded a total of 12,412 Arab Indonesians (7,495 living in Java and Madura and the rest in other islands). By 1900, the total number of Arabs citizens increased to 27,399, then 44,902 by 1920, and 71,335 by 1930.[5]

  1. ^ Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, M Sairi Hasbullah, Nur Budi Handayani, Agus Pramono (July 14, 2015). Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity (Table 4.38 The 145 Ethnic Groups: Indonesia, 2010). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814519878. Retrieved August 29, 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Leo Suryadinata (2008). Ethnic Chinese in Contemporary Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 29. ISBN 978-981-230-835-1.
  3. ^ Shahab, Alwi (January 21, 1996). "Komunitas Arab Di Pekojan Dan Krukut: Dari mayoritas Menjadi Minoritas" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Al Qurtuby, Sumanto (July 15, 2017). "Arabs and "Indo-Arabs" in Indonesia: Historical Dynamics, Social Relations and Contemporary Changes". International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies. 13 (2): 45–72. doi:10.21315/ijaps2017.13.2.3. ISSN 1823-6243.
  5. ^ Suryadinata 2008.

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