The maps of modern Iran which follow were prepared by the CIA ... The borders of modern Iran as they were determined in the early years of this century. People of Iran: Ethnic and linguistic ...

Iran's population of more than sixty million contains within it sizable ethnic minorities, including Azaris, Baluchis, Kurds, Arabs, Turkamen, Lurs, and other ethnic groups. Most Kurds ...

The HRW report comes at a time of worsening relations between Baku and Tehran, with Azeris representing the largest ethnic minority in Iran. The prison sentences against 10 Azeri activists, ranging ...

He emphasized that Shahnameh khani is not just a form of entertainment but an integral part of Iran’s intangible heritage, deeply rooted in the oral traditions of various ethnic groups. “With the ...

Members of eleven selected Iranian ethnic groups took place in the study, including large groups such as Iranian Persians and Azeri, but also smaller ones like Arabs, Baluchi, Gilaki and Kurds ...

Iranian Azerbaijanis, who make up roughly 20–25% of Iran’s population, are the country’s second-largest ethnic group after Persians. As part of the broader Turkic ethnic family, they ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish and Azeri human rights groups on Tuesday condemned the tensions that flared between ethnic groups in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province after anti-Kurdish slogans ...

The HRW report comes at a time of worsening relations between Baku and Tehran, with Azeris representing the largest ethnic minority in Iran. The prison sentences against 10 Azeri activists ...