Iranians in Iraq
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Iraqi Persians (Persian: ایرانیان عراق, Arabic: إيرانيو العراق) or Iranians in Iraq (Persian: ایرانیان در عراق, Arabic: الإيرانيون في العراق) are Iraqi citizens of Iranian descent and background. Iranians have had a long presence in Iraq, since the Fall of Babylon.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Iraq ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Karbalā', Najaf, Baghdad, Suleymaniyah, Maysan, Basra | |
Iraq | 486,000 |
Iran | 400,000[1] |
Languages | |
Persian, Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish | |
Religion | |
Shiʿa Islam[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
'Ajam of Kuwait |
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