Mazanderani people

Mazanderani people
Mazanderani men and women with Mazanderani clothing in Nowruz
Total population
3 million[1] to 4 million[2] (2006)
Regions with significant populations
Province of Mazandaran and parts of the provinces of Alborz, Golestan, Tehran and Semnan in Iran
Languages
Mazandarani
Religion
Majority:
Shia Islam
Minority:
Sunni Islam, Baháʼí Faith
Related ethnic groups
Iranian peoples

The Mazanderani people (Mazanderani: مازرونی مردمون), also known as the Tabari people or Tabarestani people (Mazanderani: توری مردمون or تبری مردمون), are an Iranian people[3][4][5] who are indigenous to the Caspian Sea region of Iran. They are also referred to as Mazanis for short. They inhabit the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and are part of the historical region known as Tabaristan. The Alborz mountains mark the southern boundary of the area settled by the Mazanderani people.[6][7]

Traditional clothing of the Mazandarani people depicted on two Iranian stamps (1978)
  1. ^ Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics By Colbert C. Held, John Cummings, Mildred McDonald Held,2005, page 119.
  2. ^ Iran Provinces
  3. ^ Area handbook for Iran, Harvey Henry Smith, American University (Washington, D.C.), Foreign Area Studies, page 89
  4. ^ Academic American Encyclopedia By Grolier Incorporated, page 294
  5. ^ The World Book Encyclopedia, World Book, Inc, 2000, page 401
  6. ^ Dalb, Andrew (1998). Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages. Columbia University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-231-11568-1.
  7. ^ Ethnologue report for language code:mzn