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Turkic peoples constitute a substantial minority of about 15–24%, the largest group being the Azerbaijani. They are the second largest ethnicity in Iran, as well as the largest minority group. [ 3] Other Turkic groups include the Turkmen, Qashqai and Kazakhs peoples. Arabs account for about 2–3% of the Iranian population.
Studies project that Iran's rate of population growth will continue to slow until it stabilises above 100 million by 2050. [4] [5] Half of Iran's population was under 35 years old in 2012. [6] In 2009, the number of households stood at 15.3 million (4.8 persons per household). [7]
v. t. e. The Iranian peoples[ 1] or Iranic peoples[ 2] are a diverse grouping of peoples [ 1][ 3] who are identified by their usage of the Iranian languages (branch of the Indo-European languages) and other cultural similarities.
The Persians ( / ˈpɜːrʒənz / PUR-zhənz or / ˈpɜːrʃənz / PUR-shənz) are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. [ 3] They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language [ 4][ 5][ 6] as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian. [ 7]
Name Other citizenship Peak net worth Source of wealth Reference 2014–2015: Elghanayan family United States: 2.2 billion (2015) property [3] 2006–2009: Omid Kordestani United States: 2.2 billion (2007) Google [4] 2014–2015: Merage family United States: 1.8 billion (2015) microwavable snacks [5] 2007: Manny Mashouf United States: 1.3 ...
Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran, former Chief Justice of Iran. Died in a famous helicopter crash. Hassan Rouhani, former president of Iran (2013–2021) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of Iran (2005–2013) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former politician. Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Quds Force.
Iran has one of the oldest, richest and most influential art heritages in the world which encompasses many disciplines including literature, music, dance, architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking, embroidery and stonemasonry. Intricate stone art of Persepolis. Iranian art has gone through numerous phases, which is ...
Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran's prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States.