Somali people in Italy
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| Total population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (7.722 (ISTAT: 2014)) | ||||
| Regions with significant populations | ||||
 Lazio ·  Sicily ·  Tuscany | ||||
| Languages | ||||
| Somali, Italian, and Arabic | ||||
| Religion | ||||
| mainly Sunni Islam but also Irreligious and Atheism | ||||
The presence of Somalis in Italy dates back after the end of the Italian Empire and most of them were married to Italian citizens.
Numbers
In 2014 in Italy there are 7,722 regular immigrants from Somalia. In 2006 there were 6,414. The three cities with most number of Somalis are: Rome, Turin and Florence.[1]
Somali in Italy
- Dacia Valent (1963–2015), politician
- Saba Anglana (1970), actress and singer
- Cristina Ali Farah (1973), writer
- Igiaba Scego (1974), writer
- Fabio Liverani (1976), footballer
- Zahra Bani (1979), javelin thrower
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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