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v. t. e. The Iranian peoples[ 1] or Iranic peoples[ 2] are a diverse grouping of peoples [ 1][ 3] who are identified by their usage of the Iranian languages (branch of the Indo-European languages) and other cultural similarities.
Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran. Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran, former Chief Justice of Iran. Died in a famous helicopter crash. Hassan Rouhani, former president of Iran (2013–2021) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of Iran (2005–2013) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former politician.
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 Persians (/ ˈ p ɜːr ʒ ən z / PUR-zhənz or / ˈ p ɜːr ʃ ən z / PUR-shənz) are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. [3] They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language [4] [5] [6] as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian.
Map 7: Scythian cultures of Scythian, Sarmatians and Saka Iranian peoples located in the Western Eurasian steppe ( Central Asia and Europe) from ca. 900 BC - 200 AD. Map 8: Dahae tribal confederation. Map 9: Roxolani, Siraces and Aorsi in the 4th century BC. Map 10: Alan migrations in the context of the Migration Period.
Name of Iran. 1872 map of the Ottoman Middle East, with "Iran or Persia" shaded pink. In the Western world, Persia (or one of its cognates) was historically the common name used for Iran. [ 1] On the Nowruz of 1935, Reza Shah officially asked foreign delegates to use the Persian term Iran, the endonym of the country, in formal correspondence.
Since the adoption of surnames, Ahmadi has become the most popular surname in Iran. [3] In many cases people were known by the name of the district, city, town, or even the village from which they came by using the locality's name as a suffix, for example: Nuri, Khorasani, Mazandarani, Kordestani, Tehrani, Esfahani, Gilani, Hamedani, and Shirazi.
Lurs. The Lurs ( Persian: لر) are an Iranian people living in western Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language. [ 4] Lorestan province is named after the Lurs, but some Lurs live in other provinces including Fars, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh ...