 Lion and Sun still used by Iraqi Persians[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Karbalā', Najaf, Baghdad, Suleymaniyah, Maysan, Basra | |
 Iraq | 486,000 |
 Iran | 400,000[1] |
| Languages | |
| Persian, Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Shiʿa Islam[2] (minority Sunni Islam) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iranian diaspora (Iranians of UAE • Ajam of Bahrain • Ajam of Qatar • Ajam of Iraq • 'Ajam of Kuwait • Iranians of Canada • Iranians of America • Iranians of UK • Iranians of Germany • Iranians of Israel • Iranians in Turkey) Iranian Peoples (Lurs, Achomis, Baluchs, Kurds, Iranian Azeris), Turkic peoples (Qashqai, Azerbaijanis), Huwala | |
Iraqi Persians (Persian: ایرانیان عراق, Arabic: إيرانيو العراق) also known as Iranians in Iraq (Persian: ایرانیان در عراق, Arabic: الإيرانيون في العراق) or the 'Ajam of Iraq, are Iraqi citizens of Iranian or Tajik descent and background. Iranians have had a long presence in Iraq, since the Fall of Babylon.