Iranians in Germany

Iranians in Germany
Total population
100,000–120,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main
Languages
German, Persian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Luri (See languages of Iran)
Religion
Shia Islam, Atheism, Sunni Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Bahá'í Faith, Zoroastrianism and Other

Iranians in Germany include immigrants from Iran to Germany as well as their descendants of Iranian heritage or background. There are 100,000 to 120,000[1] ethnic Iranians living in Germany. With around 25,000 people of Iranian descent, Hamburg is the main center of the Iranian diaspora.[2]

Multiple Nationality

As Iran almost never frees its citizens from their Iranian citizenship (see Article 989 Iran. Civil Code [3]), which is inherited through the father (or descent), there are many German-Iranian (multiple nationality). The still existing German-Iranian agreement of 1929 [4] regulates in no. II of the Final Protocol that government approval is required prior to the naturalization of nationals of the other State.

Notable Iranians in Germany

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zuwanderung und Integration
  2. "'Nieder mit dem Diktator' - 3000 Exiliraner demonstrieren in Hamburg". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  3. Iranian Civil Code. On UNHCR-Website: "The Civil Code of Iran" published in Basic Document in Iranian Law, introduced and edited by Professor S. H. Amin. "Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran" published by Alavi and Associates, Legal Counsels, Islamic Republic of Iran.
  4. Settlement Agreement between the German Reich and the Empire of Persia from 1929
  5. https://de.linkedin.com/in/moghaddas. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "We are ashamed!", Iranian.com, 2009-02-04
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