Semnani people

Semnani people
Total population
c. 300,000
Regions with significant populations
Northern Iran
Languages
Semnani (indigenous), Persian (national)
Religion
Shi'a Islam
Related ethnic groups
Iranian peoples, Caspians
Map of northern Iran

The Semnani people (Semnani: سمنی مرتمونی, samani mertimüni) are a Caspian people,[1] part of the greater Iranian people who primarily live in northern Iran and speak the Semnani language. Today, the majority of Semnani people speak Persian.

  1. ^ Memarian, Rahim (2012). نصاب واژگان سمنانی سرودۀ محمد باقر نیری و فرهنگ شکوهی (in Persian). Semnan: Hableh Rud. ISBN 978-600-5764-29-1.