Khorasani Turks
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈400,000–1,000,000[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 Turks (Persian: ترکهای خراسان, Khorasani Turkic: خوراسان تؤرکلری) are a Turkic ethnic group inhabiting part of North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan and Golestan provinces of Iran, as well as in the neighboring regions of Turkmenistan up to beyond the Amu Darya River and speak Khorasani Turkic.
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]
Tribes of Khorasani Turks[]
- Bayat
Lives mainly in Nishapur.
- Qarachordu
Lives mainly in Isfarayen.
- Imarli, Bukanli, Cuyanli, Pehlivanli, Boranli and Kilicanli
Lives mainly in Bojnord.
- Timurtash and Nardin
Lives in Gorgan city center.
- Godari
Lives in Sini.
- Afshar
Lives in most areas of Greater Khorasan.
- Ramiani
Lives in Ramian, Azadshahr and Gonbad-e Kavous counties of Golestan province.
- Hajilari
Lives in Minoodasht, Galikesh, Kalaleh, Gonbad-e Kavous counties of Golestan province.
- Qarai
Lives in Torbat-e Heydarieh.[5]
Notable Khorasani Turks[]
See also[]
- Turkic ethnic groups in Iran
References[]
- ^ Iranicaonline
- ^ The Turkic Languages, By Lars Johanson, Éva Ágnes Csató Johanson, page 13, Routledge, 2015
- ^ "AZERBAIJAN vi. Population and its Occupations and Culture". Encyclopædia Iranica. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Lockhart, L., "Nadir Shah: A Critical Study Based Mainly upon Contemporary Sources", London: Luzac & Co., 1938, 21 :"Nadir Shah was from a Turkmen tribe and probably raised as a Shiʿa, though his views on religion were complex and often pragmatic"
- ^ HORASAN AĞIZLARI
Sources[]
- فصلنامه تحقیقات جغرافیایی، سال سوم شماره ۲، پاییز ۱۳۷۶، دکتر محم�� حسین پاپلی یزدی
- The Khorasani Turks of Iran
- Turks of Iran
- kalafat_horasan
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