page_title: Arab Indonesians
hierarchical_section_title: Arab Indonesians
caption_attribution_description: English: Young Hadhrami immigrants landing in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies, in the 1920s. Starting in the 19th century, a large number of young men from the impoverished Hadhramaut, South Arabia, migrated to the Far East, principally to the Dutch East Indies, Singapore and the Malay States, where they formed prosperous colonies.
context_page_description: Arab Indonesians or Hadharem, informally known as Jama'ah, are Indonesian citizens primarily of mixed Arab — mainly Hadhrami — and Indonesian descent. The group also includes those of Arab descent from other Middle Eastern Arabic speaking nations. Restricted under Dutch East Indies law until 1919, the community elites later gained economic power through real estate investment and trading. Currently found mainly in Java, especially West Java and South Sumatra, they are almost all Muslims.
context_section_description: Arab Indonesians (Arabic: عربٌ إندونيسيون‎) or Hadharem (حضارم; sing., Hadhrami, حضرمي), informally known as Jama'ah, are Indonesian citizens primarily of mixed Arab — mainly Hadhrami — and Indonesian descent. The group also includes those of Arab descent from other Middle Eastern Arabic speaking nations. Restricted under Dutch East Indies law until 1919, the community elites later gained economic power through real estate investment and trading. Currently found mainly in Java, especially West Java and South Sumatra, they are almost all Muslims.
caption: Hadhrami immigrants in Surabaya, 1920s
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