Iranian peoples
ethno-linguistic group of the branch of the Indo-Iranian languages
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Summary
Iranian peoples is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,548 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3], Zoroastrianism[4], Christianity[5], Baháʼí Faith[6], Yazidism[7], Judaism[8]
- Instance of: ethnolinguistic group[9]
- Subclass of: Indo-European people[10]
- Commons category: Iranian peoples[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iranian peoples[12]
- Population: 200,000,000[13]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], The New Student's Reference Work[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Different from: demographics of Iran[18], Iranians[19]
- Studied by: Iranian studies[20]
- Language used: Iranian[21]
- P14541: 1EQysU[22]
Why It Matters
Iranian peoples has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]