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Are Azeris Iranian or Turkic?
Although the Azeri people are known to be Turkic, their ancestors roots back in Indo-Iranian tribes and ethnic groups.
Why are there so many Azeris in Iran?
The Iranian origins of the Azerbaijanis likely derive from ancient Iranian tribes, such as the Medes in Iranian Azerbaijan, and Scythian invaders who arrived during the 8th century BCE. It is believed that the Medes mixed with an indigenous population, the Mannai, a group related to the Urartians.
Are there Kurds in Iran?
Kurds in Iran (Kurdish: Kurdên Îranê ,کورد لە ئێران, Persian: کردها در ایران) are the third largest ethnic group in Iran after Persians and Iranian Azerbaijanis, comprising about 10\% of the country’s population according to the CIA in 2014.
How many Kurds are in Iran?
Autochthonous community
| Country | Official figures or estimates | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 6,100,000 (1993 MRGI estimate) 8,100,000 (2017 CFR estimate) | Kurds in Iran |
| Iraq | 4,400,000 (1993 MRGI estimate) 5,450,000 (2015 EPRS estimate) | Kurds in Iraq |
| Syria | 1,100,000 (1993 MRGI estimate) 2,500,000 (2011 MRGI estimate) | Kurds in Syria |
What percent of Iran is Turk?
Estimated 70\% of the population of Iran is not Persian and Turkish descent makes up 40\% of Iran’s population (estimated to be around 30 million).
Are Kurds considered Iranian?
Kurds are an Iranian people, and the first known Indo-Iranians in the region were the Mitanni, who established a kingdom in northern Syria five centuries after the fall of Gutium.
How similar are Farsi and Kurdish?
“Genetically” (in linguistic terms), Kurdish and Persian are both Western Iranian languages (as opposed to Eastern Iranian languages), which makes them very similar in comparison, since the Western Iranian languages have gone through many similar morphological and phonological changes.
Is Kermanshah a Kurdistan?
Kermanshah is a city in the Kurdish region of Iran, approximately 110 miles (165 km) from the Iraq-Iran border.