Afro-Iranians

Afro-Iranians
ایرانیان آفریقایی‌تبار
Huts in the Afro-Iranian village of Lashar[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sistan and Balochestan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Khuzestan, Fars
Languages
Majority Persian, minority Arabic and Balochi
Religion
Islam (predominantly Shia; Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Zanj

Afro-Iranians (Persian: ایرانیان آفریقایی‌تبار) refers to Iranian people with significant black ancestry. Most Afro-Iranians are concentrated in the southern provinces of Iran, including Hormozgan, Sistan and Balochistan, Bushehr, Khuzestan, and Fars. They are split between Afro-Iranians who identify as Persian, Iranian Arab, or Baloch.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Centers of Power in Iran" (PDF). CIA. May 1972. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ Mirzai, Behnaz. Afro-Iranian Lives (documentary film). afroiranianlives.com. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ "معرفی یک اثر ثبت ملی شده در فسا". Fars News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.

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