Syrian Argentines
President Agustín P. Justo at the inauguration of the Syrian-Lebanese School in Argentina | |
| Total population | |
| 1,324 (by birth, 2022) + 1,500,000 (by ancestry, 2014) 3% of Argentina's population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly in Greater Buenos Aires, Córdoba and the Argentine Northwest | |
| Languages | |
| Majority: Spanish Minority: Arabic (Shami) | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Christianity (mainly Eastern Orthodoxy), significant percentage of Muslims Minority Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Syrians and other Arab Argentines Syrian Uruguayans · Syrian Brazilians · Syrian Americans · Syrian Colombians |
Syrian Argentines are Argentine citizens of Syrian descent or Syrian-born people who reside in Argentina, mainly Christian Arabs. Argentina has the second highest number of Syrians in South America after Brazil. Syrian immigration to Argentina has been and is currently, one of the most important Arab migration flows into Argentina. Immigration waves peaked in the 20th century, although in recent years due to the constant wars in the Middle East, immigration from Syria has been increasing over time. Like other Arab Argentines, they are universally known as "turcos" ("Turks"), like in the rest of Latin American countries.
In October 2014, because of the war raging in Syria and increased violence and persecution of civilians, the Argentine government announced that it would begin to receive Syrian refugees in its country, being the second South American nation to do this after Uruguay.