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People of Iran - Map (CIA/UT Scan)

Profile
Iran's Ethnic Groups (CFR)
Iranian People & Tribes (ITTO)
Anthropology and Genealogy of Iranian Peoples (CAIS)
Background Note: Iran (USDOS)
Ethnic And Religious Groups in the Islamic Republic of Iran (UN OHCHR)
Iran's Diverse Peoples (Reference Sourcebook)
Ethnic Diversity (CNRS)
Population Graph (CIA)
People of Iran - Map (CIA/UT Scan)
Ethnoreligious Distribution (CIA/UT Scan)

The Origins
Aryans
The Origin of the Pre-Imperial Iranian Peoples
Airyanem Vaejah

Ethno-Religious Mix
Afshars
Afshar Language
Armenians in Iran (ca. 1500-1994) | Video
Armenians of modern Iran (Iranica)
Iranian Armenians
Iranian Armenians (BBC Persian)
The Assyrians (Iranica)
History of the AssyriansArmeniaian Girls - Mehregan October 2, 2005, Costa Mesa
Azarbaijanis | Assessment
Azari Language
Language of Azari and Arrani Peoples and Pan-Turkism
Azarbaijani Dance I | Azarbaijani Dance II
Babi (Unrecognized)
Bahá'í­ (Unrecognized) | Assessment
Bakhtiari | Assessment
The Bakhtiari Tribe
Bakhtiarias nomads in Iran
Bakhtiari Music (Video)
Grass: 1925 documentary about the bakhtiari tribe
The People and the Land of Baluchistan
Baluchi MusicLuri Women - Mehregan October 13, 2007, Costa MesaGilaki Women - Mehregan October 13, 2007, Costa Mesa
Baloch Nationalism: Its origin and development
Assessment for Baluchis in Iran
A Cultural Anthropology of Baluchis
Brahui
Brahui Language
Buddhism
Christians | Assessment
Georgians
Georgian communities in Persia (Iranica)
The Gilaki of Iran
Gilaki Folk Music
Gilaki Language
Ghulat
Gypsies
The Zargari language: An endangered European Romani in Iran
Tehran Gypsies | Video
Islamic Resources
Ismaili
A Brief History of Iranian JewsTraditional Persian Music featuring Parissa and the Dastan Ensemble - LA (September 30, 2006)
History of Jews in Persia/Iran
Persian Jews (Gallery)
Judeo-Persian Communities of Iran (Iranica)
Kalimi (Iranica)
CIJOH
CIJOH A Decade Later
Light and Shadows Exhibition
Iran Jewish
Iranian Jews (Video)
Judaism in Iran (Qantara)Kurds - Mehregan October 13, 2007, Costa Mesa
Jews Undercover (Video)
Komachi
Khuszestan Geography & History
Khuzestani Arabs
Kurdish Tribes (Iranica)
Kurdish Culture in Iran | Assessment
Encyclopaedia of Kurdistan
Kurdish Institute
Kurdish Culture in Iran
The Kurds in Iran
Kurd Online
Chronology for Kurds in Iran
Kurdish Sites
Luri people of Iran
The Lurs of IranIranian-Americans celebrating Nowruz in Westwood (March 20, 2005)
Luristan (Iranica)
Lak Tribe (Iranica)
Ancient Luristan
Luri Dialect (Northern)
Luri Dialect (Southern)
Luri Music | II
Mamasani Luri
Mandaeanism (Unrecognized)
The Mandaeans of Iran
Mazanderani
Nomads of Iran
Nomads of Iran (Video)
Voice of Nomads (Video)
Persians
Qashqai
Qashqai of IranIranian women holding Shokoufeh (blossom) & Celebrating the Festival of Nowruz - Westwood (March 26, 2006)
The Qashqai (BBC)
Qashqai Nomads
Qashqai Rugs
Qashqai Life I (Video) | Qashqai Life II
Shahsevan | Video
Shahsavan in the Grip of Development
Shi'ism
Sheikhism (Unrecognized)
Sufis (Unrecognized)
Sufism in Iran (BBC)
Sunnis in Iran (Atlantic Council)
Taleshis
Talysh (BBC)
Talysh Language
The Turkmen of Iran (Britannica) | Assessment
The Turkmen of IranIranian American Youth celebrating the Festival of Mehregan - Costas Mesa (October 14, 2007)
Turkmen Sahra
Turkmen Images
Turkmen Wedding in Iran
Yarsanism (Unrecognized)
Inside Iran's secretive Yarsan faith (BBC)
Yazidis (Unrecognized)
Zoroastrians
Zoroastrian Archives: Avesta
Ancient Iranian Religions
Active Separatist Movements

Articles
Cultural Anthropology in Iran
Iranian Nomads Constitute Cultural Treasure: Anthropologist (CHN)
Anthropological and Genetic Characteristics of Atropatene population (IJHS)

Half Persians (September 9, 2006)

Refugees and Migrants
UNHCR country operations profile
Afghan Household and Workes in Iran: Profile and Impacts (ILO)
Afghans in Iran (Gallery)
African Diaspora in Iran
Afro-Iran
Afro Iranian Lives (Documentary)
Afro Iranians (Video)
Iraqi refugees in Iran
International Consortium for Refugees in Iran

Iranian Diaspora
Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home
Iranian Americans
High Council of Iranians AbroadIranian Americans celebrating Norowz at LA City Hall (March 16, 2007)
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Rights
Iran: Religious and Ethnic Minorities (HRW)
Iran: Ethnic Minorities (Amnesty International)
National Fabric of Iran (Small Media)
Minority Group Assessments


Gallery
Iranian Traditional Costume

Video
Rick Steves' Iran DocumentaryZoroastrian Kids - Van Nuys, Sizdah Bedar - celebrations - March 30, 2008
Iran's Hedonistic Youth
Iran: Journey to the End of the Earth Documentary
People of the flame | Documentary Video
A Doorway to Persia
Understanding Iran and the Iranian People
Sound The Trumpets, Beat The Drums (1969)
Iran (1971): A Documentary by Claude Lelouch

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