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The Arabic spoken in Indonesia is generally used by people of Arabs descent and Islamic students (santri), primarily based on Hadhrami Arabic brought by Arab traders from Hadramaut, Yemen. This language has a unique feature, which is the mixture of vocabulary from Arabic and Indonesian, as well as other regional languages.
Almaany is one of the most recently developed Arabic dictionaries and is continually updated. Its Arabic service amalgamates entries from dictionaries including Lisan al-Arab compiled by Ibn Manzur in 1290, al-Qāmūs al-Muḥīṭ by Firuzabadi in the 15th century, and ar-Rāʾid published by Jibran Masud in 1964. [9]
The official number of Arab and part-Arab descent in Indonesia was recorded since 19th century. The census of 1870 recorded a total of 12,412 Arab Indonesians (7,495 living in Java and Madura and the rest in other islands). By 1900, the total number of Arabs citizens increased to 27,399, then 44,902 by 1920, and 71,335 by 1930. [5]
This list of Arab Indonesians includes names of figures from ethnic Arab descent, especially Hadhrami people, in Indonesia.This list also includes the names of figures who are genetically of Arab blood, both those born in the Arab World who later migrated to Indonesia (), or who were born in Indonesia with Arab-blooded parents or Arab Indonesians mix ().
The Arab-Indonesian youth also pledged three oaths ("Sumpah Pemuda Keturunan Arab"): The motherland of Arab-Indonesians is Indonesia. Arab-Indonesians should leave social isolation and exclusivity towards indigenous people of Indonesia; Arab-Indonesians should fulfill their obligations towards the motherland and the nation of Indonesia
A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
Arab political entities in the Maghreb such as the Aghlabids, Idrisids, Salihids and Fatimids, were influential in encouraging Arabization by attracting Arab migrants and by promoting Arab culture. In addition, disturbances and political unrest in the Mashriq compelled the Arabs to migrate to the Maghreb in search of security and stability.
In some parts of Indonesia, there are pocong variants that are unique to the places from which they emerged. One of such creatures is known as the plastic pocong [ 3 ] that haunts Jakarta . The plastic pocong' s origin is traced to the purportedly true story of a pregnant woman who was murdered in cold blood by her boyfriend.