Sri Lankan Moors

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sri_Lankan_Moors

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:ancestry	gptkb:South_Indian_Muslims Arab traders
gptkbp:censusCategory	gptkb:Moors
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:culturalPractice	celebrate Eid al-Adha celebrate Eid al-Fitr
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Middle_East gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:education	attend Muslim schools
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Dutch_colonization British colonization Portuguese colonization
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Tamil gptkb:Sinhala English
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:A._C._S._Hameed gptkb:M._C._M._Kaleel gptkb:M._H._Mohamed gptkb:Rauff_Hakeem
gptkbp:organization	gptkb:All_Ceylon_Moors_Association gptkb:Muslim_Council_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:population	gptkb:Kandy gptkb:Colombo gptkb:Galle gptkb:Batticaloa gptkb:Trincomalee about 2 million
gptkbp:recognizedBy	recognized as a distinct ethnic group in Sri Lanka
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:script	Arabic script (historically used for Tamil)
gptkbp:traditionalDress	hijab sarong
gptkbp:traditionalFood	gptkb:samosa biriyani watalappam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sri Lankan Moors