.jpg) Members of the prominent Al-Sadr family, which originates from modern-day Lebanon. They are variously of Arab, Persian, and Arab-Persian descent. | |
| Total population | |
| ~7 million[1][2][3][4] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| West Asia | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, Persian, Achomi, etc. | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam (majority) Sunni Islam (minority) |
Arab-Persians (Arabic: الفرس العرب; Persian: فارس-عربها) are people who are of mixed Arab and Persian descent. Historically, inter-ethnic marriages between Arabs and Persians have been common in Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain, as well as in Lebanon and Syria, albeit to a lesser extent.
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- ^ Six million people of Iran's population are Sadaat (Sayyid) / Tehran and Mazandaran (provinces) are the record owner of Sadaats in the country Archived 2 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine farsnews.com 1 February 2018