Lurs
The Lurs (Persian: لر) are an Iranian people living in western Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language.
Dasmâl-bâzi dance, Mamasani, Iran | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Iran |
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| Languages | |
| Luri and Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Shia Islam; minority Sunni Islam and Yarsanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranian peoples | |
Lorestan province is named after the Lurs, but some Lurs live in other provinces including Fars, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Khuzestan, Hamadan, Isfahan, Tehran and southern Ilam Province.
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