Afro-Jordanian
Sign in to saveAfro-Jordanians or Black Jordanians are citizens of Jordan who have any ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Afro-Jordanians speak Arabic and mostly adhere to Islam. Most Afro-Jordanians are concentrated in the Southwest parts of Jordan.
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Afro-Jordanians or Black Jordanians are citizens of Jordan who have any ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Afro-Jordanians speak Arabic and mostly adhere to Islam. Most Afro-Jordanians are concentrated in the Southwest parts of Jordan.
Many Afro-Jordanians are descendants of slaves, trafficked via the Red Sea slave trade. Historically, the institution of slavery in the region of the later Jordan was reflected in the institution of slavery in the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661) slavery in the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750), slavery in the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258), slavery in the Mamluk Sultanate (1258–1517) and finally slavery in the Ottoman Empire (1517–1918).
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