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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4.6 million (2021)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Gilan and parts of the provinces of Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran and Alborz | |
| Languages | |
| Gilaki, Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Iranian peoples |
Gilaks (Gilaki: گيلٚکؤن, Persian: گیلکها, romanized: Gilek'ha) are an Iranian[2][3] ethnic group native to the south of Caspian sea. They form one of the main ethnic groups residing in the northern parts of Iran. Gilak people, along with the closely related Talyshi People & Mazandarani people,[4] comprise the main part of the Caspian people, with the Gilan being the centeral part of where the ancient Caspian people, ancestors of the modern Caspian people used to inhabit. These ethnic groups are the ones who inhabit the southern and southwestern coastal regions of the Caspian Sea.[5]
They speak the Gilaki language, an Iranian language that is closely related to Talyshi & Mazandarani.[4]
- ^ "Gilaki". Ethnologue. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Iran: Land of various ethnicities (12)". Pars Today. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Iran – Ethnically diverse with Persians, Azeri, Gilaki, Mazandarani and Kurdish cultures". www.aitotours.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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