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The Persians (/ ˈpɜːrʒənz / PUR-zhənz or / ˈpɜːrʃənz / PUR-shənz) are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. [ 4 ] They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian.
t. e. The Parsis or Parsees (/ ˈpɑːrsi /) are a Zoroastrian ethno-religious community in the Indian subcontinent. [5] They are descended from Persians who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century, when Zoroastrians were persecuted by the early Muslims. [6][7] Representing the eldest of ...
The Old Persian and Avestan evidence is confirmed by the Greek sources. [20] Herodotus, in his Histories, remarks about the Iranian Medes that "Medes were called anciently by all people Arians" (7.62). [20] [21] In Armenian sources, the Parthians, Medes and Persians are collectively referred to as Iranians. [30]
A Persian force of 10,000 men, comprising light infantry and cavalry, charged at the front of the Greek formation. The Greeks this time sallied forth from the wall to meet the Persians in the wider part of the pass, in an attempt to slaughter as many Persians as they could. [96]
Turkic peoples constitute a substantial minority of about 15–24%, the largest group being the Azerbaijani. They are the second largest ethnicity in Iran, as well as the largest minority group. [3] Other Turkic groups include the Turkmen, Qashqai and Kazakhs peoples. Arabs account for about 2–3% of the Iranian population.
The term "Iranian citizens abroad" or " Iranian/Persian diaspora" refers to the Iranian people and their children born in Iran but living outside of Iran. Migrant Iranian workers abroad remitted less than two billion dollars home in 2006. [43]
Main article: Persian art. Iran has one of the oldest, richest and most influential art heritages in the world which encompasses many disciplines including literature, music, dance, architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking, embroidery and stonemasonry. Intricate stone art of Persepolis.
The sedentary people of pre-Islamic Eastern Arabia were mainly Aramaic, Arabic and to some degree Persian speakers while Syriac functioned as a liturgical language. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In pre-Islamic times, the population of Eastern Arabia consisted of Christianized Arabs (including Abd al-Qays ), Aramean Christians, Persian-speaking Zoroastrians ...