Romani people in Morocco

Romani people in Morocco
Total population
(?)
Languages
?
Religion
?
Related ethnic groups
Dom people, Nawar people, Kawliya

Some reports suggest the existence of Romani people in Morocco. Thomas (2000)[1] states that "Xoraxane or Muslim Gypsies have been reported in Morocco. It is suspected that Kalo (or Calo) Gypsies from Spain have migrated to Morocco for business reasons. However no government statistics can substantiate this supposition. Similarly, it may be true that French speaking Gypsies or Manouche may have in the past or still today traveled and worked in Morocco but there is no evidence of this at the moment." Phillips (2001) mentions rather speculatively that "Some Kali or Gitan are probably in Morocco."[2] The available reports are not sufficiently precise to confirm the Romani identity or even existence of such groups, but in the event that they exist and are of Romani origin, they would have immigrated to the territory of the present day Morocco ultimately from South Asia, and proximately from Spain and/or Algeria.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Dom of North Africa: An Overview
  2. ↑ Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. By David J. Phillips
  3. ↑ Berland, Joseph C. (2004). Customary Strangers: New Perspectives on Peripatetic Peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-89789-771-4. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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