Iranian Turkmen
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| 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]
- Magtymguly Pyragy, was a Turkmen spiritual leader and philosophical poet
- Farhad Ghaemi, is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a Spike for the Men's National Team
- Sardar Azmoun, is an Iranian footballer who plays for Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League
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