Sistani (people)

Sistani people
	Sistani people near the Hamoun Lake
Regions with significant populations
	Eastern Iran, Southwestern Afghanistan
Languages
	Sistani dialect
Religion
	Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Other Iranian peoples

The Sistani people (Persian: مردم سیستانی)^[1] (also known as the Sistanis, Sajestani, and historically referred to Sagzi)^[2] are an Iranian ethnic group who primarily inhabit Sistan in southeastern Iran and historically inhabited southwestern Afghanistan.^[3]

They inhabit the central and northern parts of Sistan and Balouchistan province, where they form a major minority (40–50% of the province).^{[citation needed]} In recent decades, many Sistani people have also migrated to other parts of Iran, such as the provinces of Tehran and Golestan in northern Iran. Sistanis speak a dialect of Persian known as Sistani.^[4] The Sistani are descended from Scythians, who were the last group of Aryans to enter Iran in 128 BC.^[5]^[6]

^ Morrow, John Andrew (2019-01-14). Finding W.D. Fard: Unveiling the Identity of the Founder of the Nation of Islam. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-5275-2489-7.
^ Barthold, Vasilii Vladimirovich (2014-07-14). An Historical Geography of Iran. Princeton University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4008-5322-9.
^ India, Survey of (1893). General Report. In these days the Sakas of Mushki , and the Sakazai , the chief section of the fast diminishing Sajadi clan , all claim to be Brahuis .{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Behari, Mohammadreza. Practical Linguistics, Studying the Dialect of the People of Sistan. Zahedan, Publisher: Author, 1378, p. 12.
^ Mashkur, Mohammad Javad, Historical Geography of Ancient Iran, p. 649.
^ Enayatullah, Reza, Iran and the Turks. In the days of the Sasanians, p. 63.

[1] Morrow, John Andrew (2019-01-14). Finding W.D. Fard: Unveiling the Identity of the Founder of the Nation of Islam. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-5275-2489-7.

[2] Barthold, Vasilii Vladimirovich (2014-07-14). An Historical Geography of Iran. Princeton University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4008-5322-9.

[:0-3] India, Survey of (1893). General Report. In these days the Sakas of Mushki , and the Sakazai , the chief section of the fast diminishing Sajadi clan , all claim to be Brahuis .{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] Behari, Mohammadreza. Practical Linguistics, Studying the Dialect of the People of Sistan. Zahedan, Publisher: Author, 1378, p. 12.

[5] Mashkur, Mohammad Javad, Historical Geography of Ancient Iran, p. 649.

[6] Enayatullah, Reza, Iran and the Turks. In the days of the Sasanians, p. 63.

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