Khorasani Turks

Khorasani Turkic peoples
Total population
(approx. 1–2 million[1][2])
Regions with significant populations
North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, Golestan
Languages
Khorasani Turkic and Persian
Religion
Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples

Khorasani Turkic people (Persian: ترک‌های خراسان‎‎, Khorasani Turkish:خوراسان تؤرکلری); or Qizilbash are Khorasani Turkic-speaking people inhabiting part of northeastern Iran, and in the neighboring regions of Turkmenistan up to beyond the Amu Darya River; and speak the Khorasani Turkic, and live in the North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan and Golestan provinces of Iran.

The Khorasani Turks are not to be confused with other Turkic groups which have arrived in Khorasan more recently, especially Iranian Azerbaijanis, who had a presence in the area, especially in Mashhad, from about the early 20th century.[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Iranicaonline
  2. ↑ 16. Turkic Languages of İran (author Gerhard Doerfer), p. 276. // The Turkic Languages. Edited by Lars Johanson and Éva Á. Csató. Routledge Language Family Series. London and New York: Routledge, 1998, 474 pages. ISBN 9780415082006
    “ The Khorasan Turkic population may currently number 2 million. It is a typical charasteristics of Iran that such a large population should remain undiscovered for so long, being subsumed under the name torkī. ”
  3. ↑ "AZERBAIJAN vi. Population and its Occupations and Culture". Encyclopædia Iranica. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mourning Azerbaijanis residing in Mashhad". Mehr News Agency. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

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