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:''This article is about Little Arabia District in southern California, previously known as Garza Island, which later became known as Little Gaza and ultimately Little Arabia.'' Little Arabia District is an ethnic enclave in Orange County, California, United States,〔Brown, Aldrin (25 October 2001) "Anaheim's Muslim community sees spike in suspected hate crimes" ''The Orange County Register'' p. 1〕 the center for Orange County's Arab-Americans, who number more than 24,000 ().〔Flaccus, Gillian (10 October 2006) "Anaheim city council race heats up as GOP leader accuses candidate of pro-Hezbollah activities" from ''The Associated Press''〕 It is sometimes referred to as "Little Gaza" which was a play on the original designation of this area as the "Garza Island." 〔Associated Press (13 September 2004) "News briefs from around Southern California: Anaheim City Officials are Investigating Complaints"〕〔Arellano, Gustavo (2 November 2006) "Grub Guide" ''OC Weekly'' (Anaheim, CA)〕 Little Arabia grew significantly in the 1990s with the arrival of immigrants from the Middle East, and is the home to thousands of Arab-Americans predominantly hailing from Egypt, Syria and Palestine.〔Carter, Chelsea J. (16 March 2002) "Arabs, Jews in U.S. express frustration over conflict" ''The New Mexican'' (Santa Fe, NM) p. D-1, D-3, from ''The Associated Press''〕 The district is centered on Brookhurst Street in Anaheim, near the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) between La Palma Avenue and Katella Avenue.〔Staff (15 March 2004) "Muslim Americans rallying to vote in 2004 election" ''Chronicle Telegram'' (Elyria, Ohio) p. B-4 from ''The Orange County Register''〕 Businesses include halal butcher shops, beauty salons, jewelry stores, travel agencies, bakeries,〔E.g., Sarkis Pastry, http://www.sarkispastry.com/info.html〕 Arab, Armenian,〔E.g., Zankou Chicken, http://www.zankouchicken.com/index.php?section=locations&location_id=4〕 and restaurants, and hookah cafes.〔〔Jolly, Vic (21 February 1999) "Little Gaza Community Thrives as Arabic-American Mecca" ''The Seattle Times'' p. A-7, from ''The Orange County Register''〕〔Arellano, Gustavo (22 October 2004) "The Best Little Gaza Businesses, According to Mike and Nancy Hawari, Owners of Kareem Restaurant and Makers of the Finest Falafels on the Planet" ''OC Weekly'' (Anaheim, CA) p. 80〕 There are also numerous mosques and a few churches in the enclave. ==Hookah Lounges/Restaurants== Little Arabia is known for its popular hookah lounges. More than a dozen businesses that serve hookah and/or sells hookah supplies exist in the district. Established restaurants that serve hookah include Nara Bistro and Nubia Cafe. Popular hookah lounges include Hidden Cafe, Fusion Ultra Lounge, and Dream Cafe. Anaheim made national news in 2005 when the city banned belly dancing in Little Arabia's hookah bars.〔Flaccus, Gillian (27 October 2005) "City cites noise, drugs in regulating hookah bars" ''Journal-Tribune'' (Marysville, Ohio) p. 6B, from ''The Associated Press''〕 In its annual "Best of OC" awards, the OC Weekly awarded Olive Tree Restaurant, located on Brookhurst St. and Orange, the 2011 Best Middle Eastern Restaurant award.〔OC Weekly, http://www.ocweekly.com/bestof/2011/award/best-middle-eastern-restaurant-1144016/〕 The restaurant is known for its "daily special" dishes. Each day, one or two specials, such as "Maqluba", "Sayadeia" (marinated, grilled whole fish), and "Kabsa". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Arabia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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