Maghrebis

Maghrebis
المغاربيون *Al Māġāribiyyun*
Regions with significant populations
	Maghreb
Algeria	45,917,000
Morocco	38,670,000
Tunisia	12,135,000
Libya	7,112,000
France	5,326,000
Mauritania	4,975,000
Israel	750,000-950,000
Canada	141,660
Languages
	Maghrebi Arabic; Berber languages;
Religion
	Predominantly: Sunni Islam; Minority: Judaism, Ibadi; Christianity;
Related ethnic groups
	Berbers, Maghrebi Arabs, Maghrebi Jews, Tuareg, other Afroasiatic-speaking peoples
	a Without Ceuta and Melilla. b Primarily in France, where nearly half of all Maghrebis in Europe reside.; c Primarily in Quebec, which has the largest Maghrebi community in North America.; Population statistics from the CIA World factbook (July 2011 pop est.);

Maghrebis or Maghrebians (Arabic: المغاربيون) is a modern Arabic term meaning "Westerners", mainly referring to the inhabitants of the Maghreb region of North Africa, the western part of the Arab world. Maghrebis are predominantly of Arab and Berber or mixed Arab-Berber origins.

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