According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), most Arab non-Italian citizens residing in Italy come from North Africa, most notably from Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria.
Other notable countries of origin include Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Jordan and Palestine.
As a result of mixed marriages and naturalization, many Arabs in Italy are Italian nationals or second-generation children of expatriates.
As Italy doesn't collect data based on ethnicity it is not possible to know the actual number of Italians with Arab ancestry.
[3] During this period, there were several attempts to invade mainland Italy, with the Emirate of Bari being one of the most notable examples.