Persians - Wikipedia Persians ( ˈpɜːrʒənz PUR-zhənz), [note 2] or the Persian people (Persian: مردم فارس), are an Iranian ethnic group from West Asia [4] that came from an earlier group called the Proto-Iranians, which likely split from the Indo-Iranians in 1800 BCE from either Afghanistan or Central Asia [6][7] They are indigenous to the Iranian
Persian | People, Language Religion | Britannica Persian, predominant ethnic group of Iran (formerly known as Persia) Although of diverse ancestry, the Persian people are united by their language, Persian (Farsi), which belongs to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family
Persian Empire - Map, Timeline Founder | HISTORY The Persian Empire is the name given to a series of dynasties centered in modern-day Iran that spanned several centuries—from the sixth century B C to the 20th century A D
The Best Persian Restaurants In LA - The Infatuation Los Angeles is so Persian you can stumble upon a kabob grill behind a grocery store Add that to our long list of reasons why eating in this city is so much fun, as well as our list of the many fantastic Persian meals to prioritize in LA
Persian (Farsi) language and alphabet - Omniglot Persian is a member of the Western Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family It is spoken by about 130 million people, mainly in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and also in Uzbekistan, Iraq, Russia and Azerbaijan