Kurds in Lebanon
Kurds in Lebanon are people born in or residing in Lebanon who are of full or partial Kurdish origin. Estimates on the number of Kurds in Lebanon prior to 1985 were around 60,000. Today, there are tens of thousands of Kurds in Lebanon, mainly in Beirut. The vast majority of the self-identifying Kurds in Lebanon are Arabic-speaking Mhallami. Most of the Kurmanji-speaking Kurds adopted Arabic during the 20th century. Many Syrian Kurds fled to Lebanon during the Syrian civil war.
Kurdish women in Beirut | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 75,000 - 100,000
70,000 (estimate 2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Beirut | |
| Languages | |
| Mesopotamian Arabic and Kurmanji Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kurds |
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