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The first Romani people are believed to have arrived in Europe via the Balkans in the 13th or 14th century. Romani people began migrating to other parts of the continent during the 15th and 16th centuries. [211] [212]
The Romani people, also referred to as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that primarily lives in Europe. The Romani may have migrated from what is the modern Indian state of Rajasthan, [1] migrating to the northwest (the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent) around 250 BC. [1]
Often named "World capital of Romani people" [8] [9] ... Centre of Gypsy cultural life, oldest Roma settlement in Europe Ayvansaray: neighborhood Istanbul: 18,504 (2014)
Romani people are predominantly found in Europe, particularly in the Balkans, parts of Central Europe and Spain. The total number of Romani people living outside Europe are primarily in the Middle East and North Africa and in the Americas, and are estimated in total at more than two million.
The Romani people have long been a part of the collective mythology of the West, where they were (and very often still are) depicted as outsiders, aliens, and a threat. For centuries they were enslaved in Eastern Europe and hunted in Western Europe: the Pořajmos, Hitler's attempt at genocide, was one violent link in a chain of persecution that encompassed countries generally considered more ...
Open Society Foundations said Tuesday that it will spin off its support for Europe's Roma communities into a new foundation and pledged €100 million, around $107 million, for that work. The Roma ...
New research among well-off Roma families in Romania shows how widespread prejudice against them is. To Europe's shame, Roma remain stigmatised outsiders – even when they live in mansions Skip ...
Romani culture is the culture of the Romani people, an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating in northwest India. [1] They constitute the largest ethnic minority in Europe, [2] where they are believed to have lived since the 9th century. [3]