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Fact about Arabs Migration (invasion)last few hundred years to Palestine in the 19th–20th Centuries (Detailed)
19th Century (Ottoman Period)
Palestine was under Ottoman rule until 1917 — mostly poor and sparsely populated.
Egyptian occupation (1831–1840):
Thousands of Egyptians moved into Palestine with Muhammad Ali’s army.
Many settled permanently in Gaza, Hebron, and Jaffa.
Bedouins from Arabia and Sinai were encouraged by the Ottomans to settle.
Muslims from the Balkans and Caucasus (Bosnians, Circassians, Kurds, Albanians) arrived after Ottoman defeats.
Syrians and Lebanese moved for trade and crafts, especially to Jaffa and Jerusalem.
20th Century (British Mandate, 1917–1948)
Economic boom due to Jewish immigration (Aliyah) attracted many Arab workers.
Egyptians, Syrians, and Transjordanians (Jordanians) came for work in agriculture and construction.
British reports (like the Hope Simpson Report, 1930) stated clearly:
“Arab immigration is coming from Egypt and Syria due to the economic opportunities created by Jewish settlements.”
Census data:
1880s: about 450,000 people in Palestine.
1931: about 1 million Arabs.
1947: about 1.5 million — growth far beyond natural rates, confirming large-scale immigration.
19th centuries (Ottoman era):
Arabs from Egypt, especially under Muhammad Ali in the 1830s;
Migrants from Syria, Lebanon, Circassians, Bosnians, Kurds, and Turks settled under Ottoman rule;
Muslim refugees from the Balkans after Ottoman losses in Europe.
Early 20th century: new immigrants from Egypt, Syria, and Jordan arrived due to economic growth linked to Jewish settlement.
Historians estimate that by the 1920s–1940s, about 60–70% of Arabs in Palestine were first- or second-generation immigrants from neighboring countries.
In the 19th–20th centuries, Palestine received several waves of Arab and Muslim immigrants — from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Arabia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans.
They were attracted by new economic opportunities created under the British Mandate and by Jewish development.
Therefore, a significant portion of modern Palestinians descend from immigrants of the last 150 years, mixed with older local populations.
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