Egyptian Greeks
Έλληνες της Αιγύπτου | |
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| Total population | |
| 200,000 (1920) 300,000+ (c. 1940) estimates vary between 7,000–60,000 (today) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Alexandria, Cairo | |
| Languages | |
| Greek · Egyptian Arabic · French · English | |
| Religion | |
| Greek Orthodox Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| African Greeks · Ethiopian Greeks, Sudanese Greeks · Roman Africans |
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The Egyptian Greeks, also known as Egyptiotes (Greek: Αιγυπτιώτες, romanized: Eyiptiótes) or simply Greeks in Egypt (Greek: Έλληνες της Αιγύπτου, romanized: Éllines tis Eyíptou), are the ethnic Greek community in Egypt with a history dating back to the Hellenistic period. Historically concentrated in Alexandria, the community was one of the largest and most influential foreign populations in the country. Following the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and subsequent nationalization policies, the population declined significantly; however, a small community remains in Cairo and Alexandria today.