Back جيلاك Arabic Giləklər Azerbaijani گیلکلر AZB Гілянцы Byelorussian Guilacs Catalan گیلەکەکان CKB Gilaker German Gileki (şar) DIQ Γκιλάκοι Greek Giloj Esperanto
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4.8 million (2023)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Gilan and parts of the provinces of Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran and Alborz | |
| Languages | |
| Gilaki, Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Iranian peoples |
Gilaks (Gilaki: گيلٚکؤن, Persian: گیلکها) are an Iranian peoples[2] native to south of Caspian sea. They form one of the main ethnic groups residing in the northern parts of Iran. Gilak people, along with the closely related Mazandarani people,[3] comprise part of the Caspian people, who inhabit the southern and southwestern coastal regions of the Caspian Sea.[4]
They speak the Gilaki language, an Iranian language that is closely related to Mazandarani.[3]
- ^ "Gilaki". Ethnologue. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "Iran: Land of various ethnicities (12)". Pars Today. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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