Back إيراكويون Arabic ايراكويين ARZ Іраку Byelorussian Ираку Bulgarian Iraqw (Volk) German Irakvoj Esperanto Iraqw Spanish Iraqw (peuple) French Mutanen Iraqw Hausa イラク族 Japanese
Wa Iraqw | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Iraqw people | |
 An Iraqw man from Karatu District | |
| Total population | |
| c. 603,000 (2009)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Tanzania | |
| Languages | |
| Iraqw, Swahili, English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity; minority Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Burunge • Oromo • Rendille • Alagwa • Gorowa and Other Cushitic people [2] |
The Iraqw people (/ɪˈrɑːkuː/) are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They dwell in southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, near the Rift Valley. The Iraqw people then settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District, Arusha Region, where the majority of them still reside. In the Manyara region, the Iraqw are a major ethnic group, specifically in Mbulu District, Babati District and Hanang District.