Ceylon Moors

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Moors
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:South_Indian_Muslims
Arab traders
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:Moors
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:culture distinct Muslim traditions
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:education gptkb:Zahira_College,_Colombo
gptkb:Muslim_Ladies_College
Al Iqbal College
Al-Humaisara National School
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkb:festival
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ceylon Moors
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
gptkbp:mainOccupationHistorically commerce
trade
gptkbp:migratory Arab traders settled in Sri Lanka between 8th and 15th centuries
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Dewatagaha_Mosque
gptkb:Kattankudy_Grand_Mosque
Galle Fort Mosque
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:A._C._S._Hameed
gptkb:M._C._M._Kaleel
gptkb:M._H._Mohamed
gptkb:Rauff_Hakeem
gptkb:M._H._M._Ashraff
gptkb:A._H._M._Azwer
gptkbp:organization gptkb:All_Ceylon_Moors_Association
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress
gptkbp:percentageOfSriLankanPopulation about 9% (as of 2012 census)
gptkbp:population approximately 2 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Province
gptkb:Western_Province
gptkb:Northern_Province
gptkb:Eastern_Province
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Malays
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkb:Indian_Moors
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Burghers
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Malays
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:scriptUsed gptkb:Tamil_script
gptkb:Arwi
Arabic script
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:thobe
hijab
sarong
gptkbp:traditionalFood biriyani
samosa
watalappam
faluda
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muslim_community_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Muslims
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7