Iranian Arabs
Iranian Arabs (Arabic: عرب إيران ʿArab Īrān; Persian: عربهای ايران Arabhāye Irān) are the citizens of Iran who speak Arabic as their first language. In 2008, Iranian Arabs comprised about 1.6 million people, and are primarily located in Khuzestan Province.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1.3–2.1 million (2014, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Khuzestan, Khorasan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Qom | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Khuzestani Arabic, Khorasani Arabic, Gulf Arabic, South Mesopotamian Arabic), Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Twelver Shi'a Islam (majority), Sunni Islam (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs (Ahwazi Arabs, Huwala, Khamseh Arabs, Marsh Arabs, Khorasani Arabs, Iraqis, Kuwaitis, Bahranis) |
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