| 词条 | Memons in Sri Lanka |
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|group = Sri Lankan Memon |population = 7,000 - 10,000 |regions = {{flagcountry|Sri Lanka}} |region1 = |pop1 = |ref1 = |languages = Memoni, Tamil, Sinhalese |religions = Islam |related = Memons, Sri Lankan Moors, Sri Lankan Malays |footnotes = }} The Memons in Sri Lanka arrived from Sindh (in modern Pakistan) in the 1870s. Sunni Muslim by origin, the Memon people are entrepreneurs who settled in Sri Lanka for business opportunities during the colonial period. Some of these people came to the country as far back as the Portuguese period;{{cn|date=February 2013}} others arrived during the British period from various parts of India.{{cn|date=February 2013}} HistoryIn late 1900, some Memon merchants - mainly from Kutiyana, Porbandar and Upleta - travelled to Ceylon (now day Sri Lanka) to trade. They imported textile goods from India and sold them locally.{{cn|date=February 2013}} After independence in 1947, Memons businessmen brought their families and settled permanently.{{cn|date=February 2013}} See also
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5 : Pakistanis in Sri Lanka|Social groups of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan Muslims|Memon|Sri Lankan people of Pakistani descent |
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