&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hamoun_wetland_13960411_08.jpg) Sistani people near the Hamoun Lake | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Iran, Southwestern Afghanistan | |
| Languages | |
| Sistani dialect | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranian peoples |
The Sistani people (Persian: مردم سیستانی)[1] (also known as the Sistanis, Sajestani, and historically referred to Sagzi)[2] are an Iranian ethnic group who primarily inhabit Sistan in southeastern Iran and historically inhabited southwestern Afghanistan.[3]
They inhabit the central and northern parts of Sistan and Balouchistan province, where they form a major minority (40–50% of the province).[citation needed] In recent decades, many Sistani people have also migrated to other parts of Iran, such as the provinces of Tehran and Golestan in northern Iran. Sistanis speak a dialect of Persian known as Sistani.[4] The Sistani are descended from Scythians, who were the last group of Aryans to enter Iran in 128 BC.[5][6]
- ^ Morrow, John Andrew (2019-01-14). Finding W.D. Fard: Unveiling the Identity of the Founder of the Nation of Islam. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-5275-2489-7.
- ^ Barthold, Vasilii Vladimirovich (2014-07-14). An Historical Geography of Iran. Princeton University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4008-5322-9.
- ^ India, Survey of (1893). General Report. In these days the Sakas of Mushki , and the Sakazai , the chief section of the fast diminishing Sajadi clan , all claim to be Brahuis .
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Behari, Mohammadreza. Practical Linguistics, Studying the Dialect of the People of Sistan. Zahedan, Publisher: Author, 1378, p. 12.
- ^ Mashkur, Mohammad Javad, Historical Geography of Ancient Iran, p. 649.
- ^ Enayatullah, Reza, Iran and the Turks. In the days of the Sasanians, p. 63.