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Scythia (/ ˈ s ɪ θ i ə /; Ancient Greek: Σκυθική) was a region of Central Eurasia in classical antiquity, occupied by the Eastern Iranian Scythians, [5] [6] [7] encompassing parts of Eastern Europe east of the Vistula River and Central Asia, with the eastern edges of the region vaguely defined by the Greeks.
The Lori are a nomadic community found in the Balochistan region of Iran and Pakistan. Originally from Sindh, who migrated westward. [2] They must not be confused with the Lurs, who are an entirely distinct people also living in Iran. [3] [4]
For some, the story serves as a gruesome metaphor for the Iranian government’s deadly crackdown on the many young people who took to the streets last fall to protest the country's restrictive ...
"Shahsevan" means "those who love the shah" in Turkic. [3] In the past, the Shahsevan had a tribal and pastoral nomadic lifestyle, moving during summer 100–200 km to the south on the Sabalan and nearby ranges, in the districts of Ardabil, Meshginshahr, and Sarab, and during the winter to the Mughan region. [5]
Folklore studies of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. From the Encyclopædia Iranica. Folk poetry. From the Encyclopædia Iranica. The passion (taʿzia) of Ḥosayn by Peter Chelkowski. From the Encyclopædia Iranica. Lee Lee Hozak, on Iranian folkloric songs among Iranian Americans, from Homa Sarshar's In The Back Alleys of Exile (vol. 2; p. 304).
The Turanians of the Shahnameh are an Iranian people representing Iranian nomads of the Eurasian Steppes and have no relationship to the culture of the Turks. [26] Turan, which is the Persian name for the areas of Central Asia beyond the Oxus up to the 7th century (where the story of the Shahnameh ends), was generally an Iranian-speaking land.
The term "Kurd" back then referred to any Iranian nomad from any Iranian ethnic group whether in central Asia or western Iran regardless of geographic location or Iranian ethnicity. [9] Jaban al-Kurdi and his son Meymun al-Kurdi were the first Kurds who converted to Islam and Khalil al-Kurdi as-Semmani was one of the first Kurdish tabi'uns.