Argentina's Arab Surnames Run Whole Provinces #Shorts

Menem, Saadi, Yoma, Nazar, Chedid, Dib — Syrian and Lebanese surnames across Argentina's northwest. They arrived on the same ships as the Italians, then carried on inland as traders to La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero.

Carlos Menem (family from Yabroud, Syria) was president 1989–1999; the Saadi family governed Catamarca for decades. Same ships, same ports — a different name list for the interior.

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