Culture and Lifestyle
When the Palestinians arrived in Nicaragua, many came from rural areas and had experience with agricultural work which most continued doing, however, not many were able to buy land. The few Palestinians that managed to buy land for agriculture managed to do so mainly in the Sabana Grande area of the department of Nueva Segovia in northern Nicaragua. Despite the few people who managed to buy land many Palestinians immersed themselves in commerce. They received great profits after founding stores in cities such as Managua, Granada and Masaya, where the majority of which decided to settle. The stores founded by Palestinian immigrants varied from clothing to food stores, some of the more successful stores they founded were Tienda París Loundres, Almacén Dajer, La Media Luna among others.
The Palestinians in Nicaragua tried to attract non-Palestinian Arabs by founding the Club Árabe (Arab Club) in 1958, and although they managed to get Syrians and Lebanese to join, 80% of the members were Palestinian.
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