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Total population | |
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450,000[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Or Yehuda, Ramat Gan, Kiryat Gat | |
Languages | |
Hebrew, Judeo-Iraqi Arabic, Baghdad Jewish Arabic | |
Religion | |
Orthodox Judaism |
Iraqi Jews in Israel, also known as the Bavlim (Hebrew for "Babylonians"), are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Iraqi Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They number around 450,000.[3]