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
Languages
Majority Persian, minority Arabic and Balochi
Religion
Islam (predominantly Shia; Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Zanj

Afro-Iranians (Persian: ایرانیان آفریقایی‌تبار) are Iranian people of African Zanj heritage. Most Afro-Iranians are concentrated in the coastal provinces of Persian Gulf such as Hormozagan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Bushehr, and Khuzestan.[2]

  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.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne