Arabs in Spain
There have been Arabs in Spain since the early 8th century when the Umayyad conquest of Hispania created the state of Al-Andalus. In modern times there are expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, and Iraq; and also small groups from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and Sudan. As a result of the Arab Spring, many have the status of refugees or illegal immigrants, trying to immigrate especially to France, Germany and Sweden.
The Arab population in Spain is estimated to be between 702,000 and 1,600,000 - 1,800,000.
