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غانيون عرب | |
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| Total population | |
| 34,000[1] (Middle East nationals only, unknown number of descendants). | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly urban areas: Accra,Tamale andKumasi. | |
| Languages | |
| Ghanaian English,French,Arabic,Akan and otherLanguages of Ghana. | |
| Religion | |
| Islam andChristianity mainlyMaronite Church. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Ghanaian Arabs (French:Arabes ghanéens;Akan:Nkɔmbɔtwetwe Arabia Gaana;Dagbani: Gana laribaawanima;Arabic:غانيون عرب) areGhanaians andcitizens ofArab origin or descent. Ghanaian Arabs are mainly fromLebanon,Syria andArab Maghreb. Ghana has the largest Arab population in western Africa.
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The vast majority of Arabs live in major cities and towns in south central, south eastern, south western or southern Ghana. Coastal cities such asAccra,Cape Coast,Sekondi-Takoradi, andTema also have Arab populations. Apart fromAccra andKumasi, Coastal Areas and Southern Ghana, there are Arab communities inKoforidua andSunyani.
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Arabs have been present in Ghana for millennia,[dubious –discuss][citation needed] mostly as merchants in the 15th century, then into the 21st century asbusiness people, and due to this intermarriage has occurred with also the production offsprings ofAfro-Arabs;Fathia Nkrumah is a notableArab with ties to Ghana. She was the late wife of Ghana's first president and revolutionistKwame Nkrumah, whose marriage was seen as helping plant the seeds of cooperation betweenEgypt and other African countries as they struggled for independence from European colonization. This helped advance the formation of theAfrican Union.[2] Arabs who have lived in Ghana for most of their lives have acquiredGhanaian citizenship.[citation needed]
Mostly Lebanesebusiness people or Syrians own businesses, such as restaurants,hotel chains, import and export companies. Historically Arab merchants have been operating in Ghana and across Sub-Saharan Africa for millennia.[dubious –discuss][citation needed][3][failed verification][4][failed verification]
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