Gilaks

Gilaks
Total population
4.6 million (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Gilan and parts of the provinces of Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran and Alborz
Languages
Gilaki, Persian
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Iranian peoples

Gilaks (Gilaki: گيلٚکؤن, Persian: گیلک‌ها, romanizedGilek'ha) are an Iranian[2][3] ethnic group native to the south of Caspian sea. They form one of the main ethnic groups residing in the northern parts of Iran. Gilak people, along with the closely related Mazandarani people,[4] comprise part of the Caspian people, who inhabit the southern and southwestern coastal regions of the Caspian Sea.[5]

They speak the Gilaki language, an Iranian language that is closely related to Mazandarani.[4]

  1. ^ "Gilaki". Ethnologue. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Iran: Land of various ethnicities (12)". Pars Today. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. ^ "Iran – Ethnically diverse with Persians, Azeri, Gilaki, Mazandarani and Kurdish cultures". www.aitotours.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CurrentBio0406 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference EncycIranicaX6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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