Sistani Persians
Ethnic group in Iran and Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sistani people (Persian: مردم سیستانی)[1] (also known as the Sistanis, Sajestani, and historically referred to Sagzi)[2] are an Iranian ethnic group, who primarily inhabit Sistan in southeastern Iran and historically southwestern Afghanistan as well.[3]
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Eastern Iran, Southwestern Afghanistan | |
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Sistani dialect | |
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Shia Islam | |
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Other Iranian peoples |
They live in the northern part of Sistan and Balouchistan province, where they form a major minority (40–50% of the province).[citation needed] Since recent decades many also have migrated to other parts of Iran such as Tehran and Golestan provinces in northern Iran. Sistanis speak a dialect of Persian known as Sistani .[4] The Sistani are from Scythians.[5] The Scythians were the last group of Aryans who entered Iran 2500 BC.[6][7]