ایران تۆرکمنلری Eýran türkmenleri | |
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Total population | |
500,000 - 1,000,000[1] 790,000 - 1,600,000[2][3] 1–2.4 million[4] 1-2% of the total population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Predominantly in Turkmen Sahra Provinces of Golestan Province, Razavi Khorasan Province and North Khorasan Province | |
Languages | |
Turkmen (Southern dialect), Persian | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam |
Iranian Turkmens (Persian: ترکمنهای ایران; Turkmen: ایران تۆرکمنلری, romanized: Eýran Türkmenleri) also referred to as the Iranian Turkmen, are a branch of Turkmen people living mainly in northern and northeastern regions of Iran. Their region is called Turkmen Sahra and includes substantial parts of Golestan Province of Iran. The number of Turkmens in Iran is estimated at 0.5 to 2.4 million people. Iranian Turkmens do not identify with the Iraqi Turkmen of Turkmeneli.
The main body of the Iranian Turkophone mass generally consists of two parts: proper Turkic groups—the Turkmen (from 0,5 to 1 million), partially the Qashqays (around 300,000), as well as Khalajes (currently Persian-speakers living in Save, near Tehran); and the Turkic-speaking population of the Iranian origin, predominantly the Azaris, inhabiting the north-west provinces of Iran roughly covering historical Aturpātakān.