Koreans in the Arab world used to form a major part of the worldwide Korean diaspora. Koreans started coming to the Arab world in large numbers in 1974 as migrant labourers; between 1975 and 1985 1.1 million Koreans came for work which made it the third-most popular destination for Korean emigrants. Eventually most returned home or moved on to other countries and as of 2011 the South Korean government’s own figures showed only about sixteen thousand of their nationals living in the region.
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