Doms in Libya explained

Group:Dom people in Libya
Population:>10,000
Langs:Domari, Libyan Arabic, Berber
Rels:Islam
Related:Dom people, Nawar people, Kawliya

Doms in Libya speak the Domari language. They immigrated to the territory of the present day Libya from South Asia, particularly from India, in Byzantine times.[1] (Dom or Nawar) people self-segregated themselves for centuries from the dominant culture of Libya. Historically, Gypsies in Libya have provided musical entertainment as weddings and other celebrations. The Dom people in Libya include subgroups like Nawar, Halebi and Ghagar.[2] [3]

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  1. Web site: Kuri Journal - Dom of North Africa - An Overview. Domresearchcenter.com. 2 August 2017. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407014040/http://www.domresearchcenter.com/journal/11/domna.html. dead.
  2. Book: Phillips, David J.. Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. 2 August 2017. William Carey Library. 9781903689059. 2 August 2017. Google Books.
  3. Book: Berland, Joseph C. . 2004 . Customary Strangers: New Perspectives on Peripatetic Peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia . Westport, Connecticut . Praeger Publishers . 0-89789-771-4 . 2013-10-28 .