Persians

Iranian ethnic group who make up over half the population of Iran
Intangible ethnic_group Q484206
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Persians

Summary

Persians is an ethnic group[1]. Persians has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Persian was Persians's native language[3].
  • Persians's religion is recorded as Islam[4].
  • Persians's religion is recorded as Zoroastrianism[5].
  • Persians's religion is recorded as Baháʼí Faith[6].
  • Persians's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[7].
  • Persians is part of Iranian peoples[8].
  • Persians is part of Aryan[9].
  • Persians's Commons category is recorded as Persian people[10].
  • Persians's country of origin is recorded as Iran[11].
  • Persians's country of origin is recorded as Afghanistan[12].
  • Persians's country of origin is recorded as Tajikistan[13].
  • Persians comprises Tajiks[14].
  • Persians comprises Afghans[15].
  • Persians's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Persian people[16].
  • Persians's topic's main category is recorded as Q28862435[17].
  • Persians has a population of {'amount': '+55000000'}[18].
  • Persians has a population of {'amount': '+10997'}[19].
  • Persians's depicted by is recorded as Persiano morente (Palatino)[20].
  • Persians's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[21].
  • Persians's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[22].
  • Persians's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • Persians's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Persians's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'فارس'}[25].
  • Persians's different from is recorded as The Persians[26].

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Definition and Type

Persians's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[7].

Use and Application

Components include Tajiks[14], an ethnic group[27] and Afghans[15], a human population[28], in Afghanistan[29]. Part of include Iranian peoples[8], an ethnic group[30] and Aryan[9], a historical ethnic group[31].

Influence

Things named for Persians include Persepolis[32], an ancient city[33], in Iran[34], founded in -0510[35] and Manifesto de los Persas[36], a manifesto[37].

Why It Matters

Persians has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Persians is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Persians include Persepolis[32], an ancient city[33], in Iran[34], founded in -0510[35] and Manifesto de los Persas[36], a manifesto[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . joshuaproject.net. joshuaproject.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . stat.gov.tm. stat.gov.tm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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