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🇮🇷 Peoples of Iran

27 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Iran, best known first.

Kurdsکورد 🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 moreIndigenous Iranic people of Kurdistan, spanning Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria About 38 million, Western Iranic Uyghursئۇيغۇرلار / Уйғурлар / Uyghurlar 🇨🇳 China and 12 moreA Turkic people of Xinjiang, China, with deep roots in Central Asia About 12 million, Turkic (Karluk branch) AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic Safavid dynastyصفویان 🇮🇷 Iran and 11 moreRuling dynasty of Iran from 1501 to 1736, founders of Shia state religion Historical, Turkic, Indo-Iranian Abbasidsالعباسيون 🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreArab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate from 750 to 1258 Historical, Afro-Asiatic Lakhmids 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreArab dynasty ruling southern Mesopotamia and northeastern Arabia (3rd–7th century CE) Historical, Semitic (Arabic, Syriac), Iranian (Middle Persian) Magi 🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePriestly caste of Zoroastrianism with ancient roots in Iran Barlas 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 8 moreA Mongol-origin tribe that became influential in Central Asia and beyond Historical, Turkic, Mongolic, Iranian Afshar 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreOghuz Turkic tribe found mainly in Iran and Turkey, known for nomadic traditions About 342,000, Turkic Caspians 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 1 moreAncient people of the southwestern Caspian Sea region Historical Manghudмангуд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 5 moreA Mongol-origin tribe known for founding the Nogai Horde and Manghit dynasty Mongolic Durrani 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 3 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan About 8.2 million, Indo-Iranian Alchon Huns 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNomadic conquerors of Central Asia and northern India in late antiquity Historical Babanبابان 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreKurdish dynasty that ruled Sulaymaniyah and Shahrizor from the 1500s to 1850 Historical, Indo-Iranian Al Qasimi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 3 moreArab tribe and dynasty ruling Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE Bayat 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 moreA widespread Oghuz Turkic tribe found from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan Turkic Qiniq 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe, founders of the Seljuk dynasty Historical, Turkic Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region Semitic Bani Utbahبَنِيّ عُتبَة 🇧🇭 Bahrain and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in Eastern Arabia and Najd Semitic BarzaniEşîra Barzanî 🇮🇶 Iraq and 2 moreA Kurdish tribal confederation from Barzan in northern Iraq JalairЖалайр, Жалайд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 11 moreA widespread Mongolic-origin tribe now found from Mongolia to Central Asia About 11,000 Shekak 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreA Kurdish tribe of West Azerbaijan and surrounding regions Jaffجاف 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Kurdish tribal confederation of the Zagros region About 4 million, Indo-Iranian Banu Asad 🇮🇶 Iraq and 6 moreAn Arab tribe with deep roots in Iraq and a legacy tied to Karbala Semitic Shabankara 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of herding and warrior tribes in medieval Fars, Iran Historical Banu Amir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreAn ancient Arab tribal confederation from Najd and Hejaz, now dispersed Historical, Semitic Khamseh 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of five partly nomadic tribes in southwestern Iran

Seven peoples, once a week

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