Iranians in Iraq
Iraqi Persians (Persian: ایرانیان عراق, Arabic: إيرانيو العراق) or Iranians in Iraq (Persian: ایرانیان در عراق, Arabic: الإيرانيون في العراق) are Iraqi citizens of Iranian descent and background. Iranians have had a long presence in Iraq, since the Fall of Babylon.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Karbalā', Najaf, Baghdad, Suleymaniyah, Maysan, Basra | |
| Iraq | 486,000 |
| Iran | 400,000 |
| Languages | |
| Persian, Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Shiʿa Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| 'Ajam of Kuwait | |
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