The maps of modern Iran which follow were prepared by the CIA ... The borders of modern Iran as they were determined in the early years of this century. People of Iran: Ethnic and linguistic ...

Iran's population of more than sixty million contains within it sizable ethnic minorities, including Azaris, Baluchis, Kurds, Arabs, Turkamen, Lurs, and other ethnic groups. Most Kurds ...

Members of eleven selected Iranian ethnic groups took place in the study, including large groups such as Iranian Persians and Azeri, but also smaller ones like Arabs, Baluchi, Gilaki and Kurds ...