Außerhalb Aserbaidschans gibt es mehr Aserbaidschaner als innerhalb Aserbaidschans. Belutschen und Bahuis gibt es auch in Pakistan (Belutschistan) und Südafghanistan
Der weiße Bereich ist eine Zone mit geringer Bevölkerungszahl
Iran Afghanistan und Tadschikistan zusammen (haben einen großen iranischen Sprachgebrauch)
In der Zentralregion ist die größte ethnische Gruppe vertreten
Von Neo_luigi
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Azerbaijan is the same as Albanians in regards to more outside than inside the country
Persia/Iran has always been ethnically diverse, the most famous Persian (Cyrus the Great) was famously half-Mede.
it’s also religiously diverse although not as much as in the past. Sunnis, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians (very small), Bahai’s, Babis and likely still some influence of Hinduism among certain groups.
No way is it homogenous, I’m pretty sure that’s illegal in Iran.
You already posted a map like this
https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1s41yku/comment/ock9wlo/?context=3
Very few countries in the world are homogenous, maybe North Korea and that’s it
Who lives in white?
It is important to point out that all the ethnic minorities that are Shia are very much assimilated into Persian culture, or what they would consider Iranian culture. Many Sunni Balochis and Kurds are also culturally assimilated. While this map is accurate, I think it overstates the salience of ethnicity in Iranian society. It matters, but it is declining in importance.
Before someone asks why there’s a large concentration of kurds in northeastern Iran.
Basically during Safavid-Ottoman war Iran deported a bunch of Kurds to the Khorasan region to act as a defensive buffer against potential invasions. Interestingly though most Khorasani Kurds have largely retained Kurdish language and culture.
Iran homophobic not homogenous.
Iran has incredible ethnic diversity and I think its land area is bigger than France and Germany combined.
With the exception of Tabriz, there don’t seem to be any important cities in the ethnic minority areas. That makes me guess that their populations are small percentages of the total Iranian population.
While Iran is ethnically diverse, there is a strong sense of a shared Iranian identity based on common history and culture.
Iran has existed as a cohesive state since the founding of the Safavid Empire in 1501 (or if you’re being generous, you can trace this shared identity back to the Sassanid and Achaemenid era).
Im sure Tabriz people are Turkic. Cities like Zanjan are Azeri.
Damn, how many countries share borders with Iran?
If Iran managed to retain its eastern territories (currently in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan/Tajikistan), would the capital still be in Tehran or somewhere more easterly?
Homo? In Iran?
Almost no place on earth is homogeneous
Iranian Monarchists have led a strong public relations campaign to get people to believe Iran is homogenous so that Westerners (especially Americans & Israelis) don’t support balkanization during/after a regime change.
I know political expression in Iran is limited but do ethnic minorities tend to be supportive of the government or more opposed to it? Or does it depend on the community?
Rule of thumb: there are no homogeneous country maps between Morocco and Bangladesh; Turkiye and South Africa. You could also argue that there are none anywhere else, because you can always find something to make an „ethnic group“ out of; but this sector of the world specifically, has been pluralistic for a very long time.
Iran/Persia especially, has probably never had a single homogeneous day in its entire history.
Even this map is simplified. The gulf 2000 project has a comprehensive ethnic map.