Southern_Iran

Southern Iran

Southern Iran

Region in Iran

Southern Iran consists of the southern mountain ranges of Zagros and Central Iranian Range, Khuzestan Plain and the northern coasts of Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

The provinces of Southern Iran
Not to be confused with administrative Regions of Iran.

Definition and geography

It includes the provinces of Fars, Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad, Hormozgan and Bushehr. Sometimes Khuzestan and Kerman are also included in this region. The major cities in the region are Shiraz, Bandarabbas, Bushehr, Marvdasht, Jahrom, Yasuj, Fasa and Borazjan.[1]

Demographics

Southern Iran is ethnically diverse, including Persians, Lurs, Bakhtiaris, Qashqais, Achomians, Basseries, Baloch, Arabs, Armenians, and Jews. Southern Iran is the homeland of the Persian people. Most people in southern Iran are ethnically Persian (including Persian subgroups like Lurs and Bakhtiaris).

Most people in Southern Iran are part of the Iranian ethno-linguistic group and speak an Iranian language.[2]

Climate

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. [2]
    "Iranic Language distribution".
  3. [3]
    Climate data of Iran.
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