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Larestanis - Khodmoonis | |
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Total population | |
120,000 (2021) [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Southern Iran, GCC countries | |
Languages | |
Achomi, Persian, Arabic | |
Religion | |
Majority Sunni Islam, minority Shia Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
GCC (Ajam of Bahrain, Ajam of Kuwait, Iranians of UAE, Iranians in Qatar) Iranian Peoples (Kurd, Lur, Baluch, Kurds, Azeris) |
Achum people (Persian: مردم اَچُمِ),[2] or Achum/Acham,[2] also known Khodmooni (Persian: خُودمونی),[2] or Larestani (Persian: لآرِستَانِی),[2][3] are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Irahistan. They are predominantly Sunni Muslims,[4][5] with a Shia minority.[5]
Achum/Acham people speak the Achum/Acham language. The language has reported eight dialects and it is mostly intelligible with Persian proper.[6] The Achum/Acham people are of Persian descent.[5][7]
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