They have a common cultural system and are native speakers of thePersianlanguage
[6][7][8] In the Western world Persian was largely understood as a demonym for all Iranians rather than as an ethnonym for thePersianpeople but this understanding shifted in the 20th century Dec 14 2025 Persian predominant ethnic group of Iran formerly known as Persia
Although of diverse ancestry the Persian people are united by their language Persian Farsi which belongs to the Indo Iranian group of the Indo European language family Persian is a member of theWestern Iranian branch of the Indo European language family
It is spoken by about 130 million people mainly in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan and also in Uzbekistan Iraq Russia and Azerbaijan The history of thePersianlanguage is divided into three eras OldPersian ca. 525 BC 300 BC Middle Persian c
300 BC 800 AD and ModernPersian 800 AD to the present day Feb 25 2025 ThePersianethnicity is the major ethnic group in Iran
Learn more about its origin historical significance religious history and global contributions IranianPersian Persian WesternPersian or Farsi is spoken in Iran and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states
EasternPersian Dari Persian Afghan Persian or Dari is spoken in Afghanistan Persian also known as Farsi is anIndo European languagepredominantly spoken in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan with significant speakers in diaspora communities worldwide They have a common cultural system and are native speakers of thePersianlanguage
[6][7][8] In the Western world Persian was largely understood as a demonym for all Iranians rather than as an ethnonym for thePersianpeople but this understanding shifted in the 20th century Dec 14 2025 Persian predominant ethnic group of Iran formerly known as Persia
Although of diverse ancestry the Persian people are united by their language Persian Farsi which belongs to the Indo Iranian group of the Indo European language family Persian is a member of theWestern Iranian branch of the Indo European language family
It is spoken by about 130 million people mainly in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan and also in Uzbekistan Iraq Russia and Azerbaijan The history of thePersianlanguage is divided into three eras OldPersian ca. 525 BC 300 BC Middle Persian c
300 BC 800 AD and ModernPersian 800 AD to the present day Feb 25 2025 ThePersianethnicity is the major ethnic group in Iran
Learn more about its origin historical significance religious history and global contributions IranianPersian Persian WesternPersian or Farsi is spoken in Iran and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states
EasternPersian Dari Persian Afghan Persian or Dari is spoken in Afghanistan Persian also known as Farsi is anIndo European languagepredominantly spoken in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan with significant speakers in diaspora communities worldwide.
[6][7][8] In the Western world Persian was largely understood as a demonym for all Iranians rather than as an ethnonym for thePersianpeople but this understanding shifted in the 20th century Dec 14 2025 Persian predominant ethnic group of Iran formerly known as Persia
Although of diverse ancestry the Persian people are united by their language Persian Farsi which belongs to the Indo Iranian group of the Indo European language family Persian is a member of theWestern Iranian branch of the Indo European language family
It is spoken by about 130 million people mainly in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan and also in Uzbekistan Iraq Russia and Azerbaijan The history of thePersianlanguage is divided into three eras OldPersian ca. 525 BC 300 BC Middle Persian c
300 BC 800 AD and ModernPersian 800 AD to the present day Feb 25 2025 ThePersianethnicity is the major ethnic group in Iran
Learn more about its origin historical significance religious history and global contributions IranianPersian Persian WesternPersian or Farsi is spoken in Iran and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states
EasternPersian Dari Persian Afghan Persian or Dari is spoken in Afghanistan Persian also known as Farsi is anIndo European languagepredominantly spoken in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan with significant speakers in diaspora communities worldwide They have a common cultural system and are native speakers of thePersianlanguage
[6][7][8] In the Western world Persian was largely understood as a demonym for all Iranians rather than as an ethnonym for thePersianpeople but this understanding shifted in the 20th century Dec 14 2025 Persian predominant ethnic group of Iran formerly known as Persia
Although of diverse ancestry the Persian people are united by their language Persian Farsi which belongs to the Indo Iranian group of the Indo European language family Persian is a member of theWestern Iranian branch of the Indo European language family
It is spoken by about 130 million people mainly in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan and also in Uzbekistan Iraq Russia and Azerbaijan The history of thePersianlanguage is divided into three eras OldPersian ca. 525 BC 300 BC Middle Persian c
300 BC 800 AD and ModernPersian 800 AD to the present day Feb 25 2025 ThePersianethnicity is the major ethnic group in Iran
Learn more about its origin historical significance religious history and global contributions IranianPersian Persian WesternPersian or Farsi is spoken in Iran and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states
EasternPersian Dari Persian Afghan Persian or Dari is spoken in Afghanistan Persian also known as Farsi is anIndo European languagepredominantly spoken in Iran Afghanistan and Tajikistan with significant speakers in diaspora communities worldwide.