
Dom people - Wikipedia
The Dom people, with an estimated population of 2.2 million, predominantly inhabit regions spanning Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran.
Doma (caste) - Wikipedia
The Doma (Sanskrit: डोम, romanized: Doma, lit. 'sub-group of the Dalit caste, living by singing and music'), also known as Dom, Domra, Domba, Domaka, Dombara and Dombari, are castes, or groups, scattered across India. The Doma/Dom were a caste of drummers. [1] .
Doms in Egypt - Wikipedia
The Dom (دوم) people migrated from South Asia to the territory of present-day Egypt, and have considerably mixed with Egyptians. The assumed consensus was that they were originally from Egypt, which later made them known around the world by the vernacular term Gypsies, deriving from the word Egyptian.[2][3]
Dom people - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dom (Arabic: دومي) are a people with origins in the Indian Subcontinent, which through ancient migrations dispersed to the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, Turkey and still other parts of the Indian subcontinent. They speak Domari, an endangered Indo-Aryan language.
Ḍom | Dalit, Untouchable & Oppression | Britannica
Dalit, term used to refer to any member of a wide range of social groups that were historically marginalized in Hindu caste society. The official designation Scheduled Caste is the most common term now used in India for people in these groups, although members of the Scheduled Castes often prefer the term Dalit.
Jerusalem’s Dom People - This Week in Palestine
The Dom are the Gypsy people who live in the Middle East and North Africa, and call their culture and their language Domari. They are originally from India, like the Roma or Lom. It is widely believed that the Dom left India in several migratory waves between the third and tenth centuries.
→ What is Domari? — Domari Society of Gypsies in Jerusalem
Dom is the gypsy people living in the Middle East and North Africa and they call their culture and the language Domari. Dom gypsies are originally from India as well as Roma or Lom. It is largely believed that the Doms left India in several migratory waves, beginning in the 3rd century and lasting until the 10th century.
Kurdistan’s Dom Community
Feb 25, 2024 · In October 2023, the Dom people, also known as the Romani of Kurdistan, organized their first-ever conference in the Middle East. Sponsored by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), this event aimed to showcase their rich culture, art, music, and handcrafts.
Dom Research Center – Promoting the Dom (Gypsy) culture and …
Jul 29, 2021 · The Dom People. Over one thousand years ago the “Gypsy” people began a series of migrations out of India. Those who made their way to the Middle East and North Africa are called Dom, while the migrants who went to Europe are generally called Roma.
The Romani and Domari People’s 1,700-Year-Old History
Mar 5, 2024 · Today, the Dom (also called Domi or Doms) are mainly found scattered across the Middle East, North Africa, Caucasus, Central Asia and still parts of the Indian subcontinent. Their population is...