Iran is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the Middle East, and while *Persians*(or *Fars*) are the dominant group, they’re just one thread in a rich cultural tapestry.
Persians vs. Iranians**
- **Persians** are the largest ethnic group and form the cultural and linguistic backbone of Iran.
- **Iranians** refers to all citizens of Iran, encompassing many ethnicities.
- Persian (Farsi) is the official language, but many ethnic minorities speak their own languages alongside it.
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Iran’s diversity is reflected in its food , music, architecture, and even regional politics.
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Farzaneh AG
This is all wrong 
I wonder who has been the instructor here ; a cow or a ram
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Jano Mladonicky
Iran looks more complex than Austro-Hungarian Empire ever was.
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Saideh Khadir
Azari (not Turkish) speaking authentic 100% Iranians.
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Tibor Huszárszki
Nonono, the white ( non habited zone) has to be filled up with the "Baluchi shepherds".... This that the "Vlach shepherds" do with the Transylvanian maps...
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Hossein Mohebali
As an Iranian I find this statistic extremely misleading and false. I have never heard and seen sth about Khalaj, Char-Aymaq ! people or Brahui and other ethnics written in picture. It’s important to remember and learn the meaning of Iran, which means “Land of Aryans” all the ethnics in Iran are Aryan except our beloved Arabs, but as they have been living in Iran since two thousand years they are called one of the most important people the same as others.
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Shabbir Moosvi
What is the source of this map to accept it correct?
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Μελέτιος Νηρός
As a Greek I feel great respect for Iran and it's great history. 
Perhaps a good place to visit next year.
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Hasbi Ünal
Iran is genetically 60% Turkic. Qashqai, Afshar, Qajar, Khalaj, Turkmen, Azerbaijan Turks, Other Turks. They are all from Turkic Oghuz tribes. There is also ‘millions’ of Turks asimilated in Iran by Shia religion and speaking only Farsi. Iran state is founded by Qajar Turkic Dynasty and ruled Iran until 1925. Also historical Turks like King Nader Shah are the founders of Iran.
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Naz Pn
Hasbi Ünal it’s all wrong I’m azari from iran but all azari in iran are Persian when Ottoman attacked iran they changed the language but we are Persian from the blood .we dnt see ourself Turk.. we see ourself first Iranian and then Azeri or like you said Turk
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Art Bee
Hasbi Ünal Yes, and Turkey is largely non Turks who were islamicized and turkified. What's the problem?
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Behnam Abbasii
Hasbi Ünal after islamic occupation iran rulled by haliphets and arabs and then by Turks tartars and before Islam and B.C its rulled by Alexander for a period but iran and his culture and his demography still are same , and do not change , iran is for iranians, and there are 40 million kurds in anatoly that assimilated by your tartars
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Behzad Heidari
Hasbi Ünal So called Turks have no identical genetics. Even Turkey itself is only 15% of Turkish descend. You claim Iranian are 60% Turks
. Iran is the oldest country on the planet, and it has been founded when Turks were not exciting. Even Azerbaijan itself is 90% of Kurdish, Talysh and Armenian mixed with 5% of Turks and 5% of Russian. And they forcefully speak Turkish due to the colonization by the Khazar Jews, that is why Azerbaijan is so much in lover with Israel and helping then to genocide people of Gaza. Even the Turkish language is nothing but a very poor mixture of Persian, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek with some Mongolian language. By the way in Iran less than 15% of the population speaks Azeri .while in Azerbaijan 25% of the population is Talish and in Turkey 54% are Kurds.
. Iran is the oldest country on the planet, and it has been founded when Turks were not exciting. Even Azerbaijan itself is 90% of Kurdish, Talysh and Armenian mixed with 5% of Turks and 5% of Russian. And they forcefully speak Turkish due to the colonization by the Khazar Jews, that is why Azerbaijan is so much in lover with Israel and helping then to genocide people of Gaza. Even the Turkish language is nothing but a very poor mixture of Persian, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek with some Mongolian language. By the way in Iran less than 15% of the population speaks Azeri .while in Azerbaijan 25% of the population is Talish and in Turkey 54% are Kurds.- Reply
Anton Wtd
Hasbi Ünal turks genetically are Mongolia bro. 
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Hoti Solt
Hasbi Ünal Hasbi Ünal mate if you take a DNA you will be 80% are Iranian yourself. there is no Turk you should call your self Mongolian bcuz if you call your self Turk your ancestors is Genghis Khan one of the devil lived in this world so here we go you learn some history today. go ask your mom or dad say someone told me I’m Mongolian then they teach you never call yourself Turk you better be Persian so getting some respect.
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Naz Pn
I feel like this page is for Pan-Turks. All of them Turks from Turkey are here trying to spread false information about Iran. It's better if we ignore them and don’t reply to any of their BS.
