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Afro Iraqis
Sign in to saveAfro-Iraqis are Iraqi people of African Zanj heritage. Historically, their population has been concentrated in the southern port city of Basra, as Basra was the capital of the slave trade in Iraq. Afro-Iraqis speak Arabic and mostly adhere to Islam. Some Afro-Iraqis can still speak Swahili along with Arabic.
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- Mythical origin
- History and origin
- Social condition
- Heritage
- Notable Afro-Iraqis
- See also
- References
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Afro-Iraqis are Iraqi people of African Zanj heritage. Historically, their population has been concentrated in the southern port city of Basra, as Basra was the capital of the slave trade in Iraq. Afro-Iraqis speak Arabic and mostly adhere to Islam. Some Afro-Iraqis can still speak Swahili along with Arabic.
Afro-Iraqi leaders claim that there are roughly between 500,000 and 1,500,000 Afro-Iraqis, however this is not verified by official figures. Their origins date back to the time of the Arab slave trade and slavery in Iraq between the 9th century AD to the 19th century AD.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afro Iraqis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.