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There are several TV channels in Arabic language broadcasting from Iran, namely, Al-Alam, Al-Kawthar TV, iFilm, Ahwazna TV, Al Ahwaz TV and Al-Ahvaz TV. Currently, the sole newspaper in Arabic language published in Iran is Kayhan Al Arabi out of 23 Persian dailies and three English dailies newspapers in Iran.
Language distribution map, country-level. The primary goal of this atlas is to provide an overview of the language situation in Iran. [6] [7] The atlas provides both interactive language distribution maps and static linguistic maps.The language distribution maps show language varieties spoken across the Provinces of Iran alongside an estimation of the number of speakers for each variety.
As of October 2023, Iran has banned the teaching of foreign languages, including Arabic, in all primary and kindergarten schools. The ban is intended to help preserve Iranian identity in children at a young age. [13] The Arabic taught in schools is Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, which is used in Islamic liturgy.
Khuzestani Arabic is a dialect of South Mesopotamian Arabic (SMA or "Gələt Arabic") spoken by the Iranian Arabs in Khuzestan Province of Iran. While it is a variety of SMA, it has many similarities with Gulf Arabic in neighbouring Kuwait. It has subsequently had a long history of contact with the Persian language, leading to several changes. [2]
Iranian Arabs (Arabic: عرب إيران ʿArab-e Īrān; Persian: عربهای ايران Arabhā-ye Irān) are the citizens of Iran who are ethnically Arab. [4] In 2008, their population stood at about 1.6 million people. [5] They are primarily concentrated in Khuzestan province. [6] [full citation needed] [7] [8]
Khorramshahr is an inland port city located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Abadan. The city extends to the right bank of the Shatt Al Arab waterway near its confluence with the Haffar arm of the Karun river. The city was destroyed in the Iran–Iraq War, with the 1986 census recording a population of zero. However, Khorramshahr ...
It is the centre of tourism in Iran and between 15 and 20 million pilgrims go to Imam Reza's shrine every year. [4] [5] The third most populous city of Iran is Isfahan with a population 2.5 million (as of 2019). This city is one of the most industrial cities of Iran with large industries and hosts several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city ...
Colloquial Arabic is a collective term for the spoken dialects of Arabic used throughout the Arab world, which differ radically from the literary language. The main dialectal division is between the varieties within and outside of the Arabian peninsula , followed by that between sedentary varieties and the much more conservative Bedouin varieties.