The Kilakarai Moors (Tamil: கீழக்கரை முஸ்லிம்கள் Kīḻakkarai muslimkaḷ ?) (commonly referred to as Muslims) are the largest ethnic group in Kilakarai comprising 80% of the towns total population. They are predominantly followers of Islam. The Moors trace their ancestry to Arab and Persian traders mostly from ArabiaYemenIran and some from Egypt who settled in Kilakarai some time between 8th-15th century.
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