Iraqis in Saudi Arabia

The population of Iraqis in Saudi Arabia includes Saudi Arabian citizens of Iraqi ancestry as well as Iraqi citizen expatriates living in Saudi Arabia. According to the UNHCR, as of 2007, about 17,000 Arab Shia Iraqis who fled to Saudi Arabia during the Iran–Iraq War lived in the country with de facto refugee status; another 33,000 Iraqis fled to Saudi Arabia from U.S.-led attacks, of whom about 5,200 remained in the camp at Rafha.[1]

Iraqis in Saudi Arabia
Total population
22,200[1]
Regions with significant populations
Riyadh, Jeddah, Rafha
Languages
Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish (Feyli and Kurmanji dialects)
Religion
Islam (Sunni) &(Shia)

Notable people

( Born in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Father/Iraqi Mother - Has Saudi Arabian Citizenship )

  • Waed, musician and entertainer

( Born in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Father/Iraqi Mother - Has Saudi Arabian Citizenship )

  • Ahmad Totonji, activist

( Born in Iraq - Iraqi Father/Iraqi Mother - Has Saudi Arabian Citizenship )

See also

References
  1. "UNHCR preliminary repatriation and reintegration plan for Iraq". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
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