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🇦🇲 Peoples of Armenia

8 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Armenia, best known first.

Kurdsکورد 🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 moreIndigenous Iranic people of Kurdistan, spanning Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria About 38 million, Western Iranic AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic BashkirsБашҡорттар 🇷🇺 Russia and 12 moreTurkic-speaking people of the southern Urals, mainly in Bashkortostan, Russia About 1.7 million, Turkic (Kipchak branch) Safavid dynastyصفویان 🇮🇷 Iran and 11 moreRuling dynasty of Iran from 1501 to 1736, founders of Shia state religion Historical, Turkic, Indo-Iranian Israelitesבני ישראל 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic) Barlas 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 8 moreA Mongol-origin tribe that became influential in Central Asia and beyond Historical, Turkic, Mongolic, Iranian Qays 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern Arabia and the early Islamic world Historical, Semitic Banu Shayban 🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreArab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, known for poets and early Islamic leadership Semitic

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.