Doms in Egypt
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 100,000 (estimated) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Upper Egypt, Cairo and Alexandria | |
| Languages | |
| Domari, Egyptian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (main religion), Christianity (1%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romani people, Nawar people, Kawliya |
The Dom (دوم) people migrated from South Asia to the territory of present-day Egypt. The assumed consensus was that they were originally from Egypt, which later made them known around the world by the vernacular term Gypsies, deriving from the word Egyptian.