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An ethnic group of mixed Persian, Baluchi, Arab, and Sub-Saharan African descent. [32]: 228–229 Laristan: Laristan region: 90,000 [32]: 228 Those living on the coast line are to a great extent Arabs (Huwala), while the farmers are principally Persians [Iranis]. [32]: 228
The Iranian diaspora (collectively known as Iranian expats or expatriates) is the global population of Iranian citizens or people of Iranian descent living outside Iran. [ 3 ] In 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran published statistics which showed that 4,037,258 Iranians are living abroad, an increase from previous years.
Although Persis (Persia proper) was only one of the provinces of ancient Iran, [28] varieties of this term (e.g., Persia) were adopted through Greek sources and used as an exonym for all of the Persian Empire for many years. [29] Thus, especially in the Western world, the names Persia and Persian came to refer to all of Iran and its subjects ...
The majority of the population of Iran (approximately 80%) consists of Iranian peoples. [1] The largest groups in this category include Persians, mostly referred to as Fars (who form 61% of the Iranian population) and Kurds (who form 10% of the Iranian population), with other communities including Semnanis, Khorasani Kurds, Larestanis, Khorasani Balochs, Gilakis, Laks, Mazandaranis, Lurs, Tats ...
Iranian Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry, or who hold Iranian citizenship.. Most Iranian Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Iranian monarchy, with over 40% settling in California, specifically Los Angeles.
The Old Persian and Avestan evidence is confirmed by the Greek sources. [19] Herodotus, in his Histories, remarks about the Iranian Medes that "Medes were called anciently by all people Arians" (7.62). [19] [20] In Armenian sources, the Parthians, Medes and Persians are collectively referred to as Iranians. [29]
Today, there are an estimated 300,000–350,000 Jews of full or partial Persian ancestry living predominantly in Israel, with significant communities in the United States and Iran. Iranian Jews also emigrated to form smaller communities in Western Europe (in particular Paris and London), and in Australia, Canada, and South America.
Iranians or Iranian people may refer to: Iranian peoples, Indo-European ethno-linguistic group living predominantly in Iran and other parts of Southwest Asia and the Caucasus, as well as parts of Central Asia and South Asia Persians, Iranian ethnic group comprising over half of the population of Iran; The nationals of Iran. Iranian nationality law