Arabs in Khorasan

Arabs in Khorasan
عرب‌های خراسان
عرب خراسان
Total population
(50,000[1])
Regions with significant populations
South Khorasan
Razavi Khorasan
Languages
Arabic, Persian
Religion
Shia Islam

The Arabs in Khorasan are a group of Arabs who immigrated to Khorasan Province, Iran, during the Abbasid Caliphate (750−1513).

Most Khorasani Arabs belong to the tribes of Sheybani, Zangooyi, Mishmast, Khozaima, and Azdi. Khorasan Arabs are Persian speakers, and only a few speak Khorasan Arabic as their mother tongue. The cities of Birjand, Mashhad, and Nishapur are home to large groups of Khorasan Arabs.[2]

Sources

  1. Persian Wikipedia fa:عرب‌های خراسان
  2. History of the Arabs.Filip Hetti 1990
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