Can Arab have blue eyes?
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Can Arab have blue eyes?
Yes, It is possible but very rare. Blue eyes are determined mainly by genes. Majority of Arabs have brown eyes, People with blue eyes are more concentrated in Europe.
Do blue eyes come from the Middle East?
Egyptians share a certain amount of autosomal DNA with people of the Middle East so probably some ancient Egyptians had blue eyes. Blue eyes are portrayed in ancient Egyptian art and Middle Eastern art. The oldest genes for blue eyes are dated 42 000 years and were found in West Asia.
Do Saudis have blue eyes?
there is in saudi arabia, but very rare.. in the indigenous people, there is in the north, and in the Qassim region (the middle of the country), and in the mountain dwellers in the south.
What Arab nation has the highest percentage of blue eyes?
It makes sense that Syria would have the highest concentration of colored eyes simply because it’s further north than the other countries and closer to the Caucasus and the Black Sea area.
Is it possible for an Arab person to have blue eyes?
Remember, all blue eyed people share a common ancestor. Yes, It is possible but very rare. Blue eyes are determined mainly by genes. Majority of Arabs have brown eyes, People with blue eyes are more concentrated in Europe. Originally, people had brown eyes.
Where do people with blue eyes come from?
Supposedly, blue eyes came from the Middle East. Anyway, you are more likely to find people with blue, green, or hazel eyes in the Levant, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Iran.
What countries in the Middle East have blue eyes and hair?
I estimate Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and then Jordan follow directly behind Syria. Other non-Arab Middle Eastern countries like Iran and Turkey have blue, green, and hazel colored eyes as well. Don’t get me wrong brown hair, and brown eyes are still the norm in Syria and the Levant.
Why do so many people in Tunisia have blue eyes?
In Tunisia we have blue eyes in many coastal towns, but also some specific inland parts such as Kassrine close to Algeria which has a huge amount of people with fairly blond hair and/or light-coloured eyes. I attribute that to the berber origin, especially with towns/areas more isolated.