سعوديون الهنود
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Jubail, Jizan | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic • Hindi • Malayalam • Urdu • Telugu • Meitei | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indians in Saudi Arabia, Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia |
Indian SaudisorIndo-Saudis (Hindi: भारतीय सऊदी, romanized: Bhāratīya Saūdī; Arabic: سعوديون الهنود, romanized: Saʿūdīyūn al-Hunūd) are SaudisofIndian origin. They consist mainly of the descendants of Hajj pilgrims who hailed from the territories of Mughal, British, modern India[1]orPakistan and settled in Hejaz before or after the establishment of Saudi Arabia,[2] immigrants and residents who were naturalized prior to the revocation of jus soli citizenship rights[3] and children born to Saudi fathers under the jus sanguinis principle.[4] Most Indo-Saudis adhere to Islam and speak Arabic and Urdu.
