'Ajam of Kuwait
'Ajam of Kuwait (Arabic: عيم الكويت) are Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian descent. The majority of Shia Kuwaiti citizens are of Iranian descent, although there are Ajam Kuwaitis who are Sunni.
العيم | |
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Behbehani family (Persian: بهبهاني) were among the first merchant families to settle in Kuwait. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kuwait | |
| Languages | |
| Kuwaiti Persian, Kuwaiti Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Shia Islam; Minority Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ajam of Bahrain |
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