Iranian Turkmen

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Iranian Turkmen
Iranian students 30 June 30 2013 in Baghrud - Nishapur 30.JPG
Total population
1,328,585[1]
Regions with significant populations
Golestan Province, Razavi Khorasan Province and North Khorasan Province
Languages
Turkmen, Persian
Religion
predominantly Sunni Islam, minority Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples, Khorasani Turks

Iranian Turkmen (Turkmen: Eýran Türkmenleri; Persian: ترکمن‌های ایران) are a Turkic people the Branch of Turkmen people living mainly in Northern and Northeastern of Iran Famous to Turkmen Sahra Includes parts of Golestan, and a small part of Razavi Khorasan and North Khorasan.

Ethnography[edit]

Iranian Turkmens have long time represented a group of semi-nomadic tribes who retained a more traditional way. In Iran lived next Turkmen tribes — Yomut, Goklen, Igdyr, Saryk and Salyr.

Famous Iranian Turkmen[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ CIA World Factbook Iran

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