# Arabs in Detroit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabs-in-detroit/127346>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 6, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabs-in-detroit/127346 "2002-09-06T21:13:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![higginsx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@higginsx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/higginsx)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabs-in-detroit/127346/1 "2002-09-06T21:13:10Z")

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I keep hearing that Detroit has the largest Arab population outside the Mideast. How did that come to be? Would have thought they’d want someplace drier and warmer than Detroit?

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**Author:** ![Logical\_Phallacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Logical\_Phallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logical_Phallacy)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabs-in-detroit/127346/2 "2002-09-06T21:17:29Z")

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because of the little known fact that Detroit happens to have the smallest jewish population outside of iraq.

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabs-in-detroit/127346/3 "2002-09-06T22:17:45Z")

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Are you kidding, it’s 'cos they’re sick of the heat.

On a serious note, take a look at:

[http://www.commurb.org/features/sgold/detroit.html](http://www.commurb.org/features/sgold/detroit.html)