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Aziziya, Jeddah is also known as Little Pakistan

Little Pakistan is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Pakistani immigrants and people of Pakistani ancestry (overseas Pakistanis), usually in an urban neighborhood all over the world. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Locations

Australia

Belgium

Norway

Oman

Spain

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

United States

Canada

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Govanhill, Bearsden,south side Glasgow

Wales

Qatar

In Qatar there isn't a specific “Little Pakistan” but rather a “Little South Asia” where South Asian bachelors and families form the majority

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