Arabs in Khorasan

Arabs in Khorasan
عرب‌های خراسان
العرب الخراساني
Total population
50000[1]
Regions with significant populations
South Khorasan
Razavi Khorasan
Languages

Arabic, Persian

Religion

Shia Islam, Sunni Islam

The Arabs in Khorasan are a group of Arabs who immigrated to Khorasan Province, Iran, during the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1513).

Most Khorasani Arabs belong to the tribes of Sheybani, Zangooyi, Mishmast, Khozaima, and Azdi. Khorasan Arabs are Persian speakers, and only a few speak Arabic as their mother tongue. The cities of Birjand, Mashhad, and Nishapur are home to large groups of Khorasan Arabs.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ Persian Wikipedia fa:عرب‌های خراسان
  2. ^ History of the Arabs.Filip Hetti 1990