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Irahistan
Irahistan ( fa, ایراهستان) or Irahestan is a historical region consisting of southern Fars Province and western Hormozgan Province in Iran. The region of Irahistan currently consists of several counties in Fars province (Larestan, Khonj County, Gerash County, Lamerd County and Mohr County) and Bastak County, Bandar Lengeh County and Parsian County in Hormozgan. The region's importance grew during the Sassanid period with vast expansion of settlements in Irahistan. In medieval times, the region was ruled by local lords until they were removed by a Safavid invasion in 1610. In the thirteenth century, the city of Lar became a center of trade and commerce in Irahistan and the population of this city grew rapidly, outpacing the more historical towns and cities. The people in this region speak Persian and Achomi. Achomi people speak the Achomi language. The language is in decline and has reported eight dialects and it is understood by mainstream Persian speakers mostly. Th ...
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Achomi People
Achomi ( fa, اَچُمِی), also called Khodmooni (), Lari ( fa, لآرِی), or Larestani ( fa, لآرِستَانِی), are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Laristan. They are predominantly Sunni Muslims, with a Shia minority. Significant numbers of Achomi people have migrated to Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and other Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The historical region of Irahistan consists of several counties in Fars Province (Larestan, Khonj, Gerash, Lamerd) and Bastak County in Hormozgan. In Bahrain, Sunni Bahrainis of Achomi ancestry are known as Hola. In Kuwait, they are known as Kandari and Awadhi. Achomi people speak the Achomi language. The language is in decline and has reported eight dialects and it is understood by mainstream Persian speakers mostly. The Achomi people are of Persian descent. In the thirteenth century, Lar briefly became a center of trade and commerce in south ...
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Khonj
Khonj ( fa, خنج, also known as Khunj and Khunji) is a city and capital of Khonj County, Fars Province, Iran. From the 2006 census, its population was 19,347, in 3,353 families. It is located at an altitude of . Khonj was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. The people of Khonj are native Persians of Zoroastrian origin who converted to Sunni Islam. Khonj is located south of Shiraz. Its history goes back to 2,000 years, and Khonjis were known to be followers of Zoroastrianism. Khonjis refer to themselves as Khodmooni, a term literally meaning "part of ourselves" but figuratively used to refer to people from Gerash, Lar, Evaz, Khonj and other neighboring cities that share the Achomi language. The ancient names for Khonj were Hong and Konj (corner in Persian) and over time it has changed to Khonj. Its residents are Sunni, unlike most of Iran, and are famous as traders. The city has historical significance as it was the home for many Muslim scholars and great architec ...
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Bastak
Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,376, in 1,765 families. See also *Achomi people *Evaz Evaz ( fa, اوز, also Romanized as Awadh, Avaz, Evazeh, and ‘ewaz) is a city and capital of Evaz County, in Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,315, in 3,297 families. The people of Evaz are native Persians of ... References External links Kookherd Website {{Hormozgan Province Cities in Hormozgan Province Populated places in Bastak County ...
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Khonj County
Khonj County ( fa, شهرستان خنج) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Khonj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,978 in 7,025 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 41,133 people in 9,121 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 41,359 in 10,708 households. Khonj was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Khonj's inhabitants are Achomi people Achomi ( fa, اَچُمِی), also called Khodmooni (), Lari ( fa, لآرِی), or Larestani ( fa, لآرِستَانِی), are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Larist .... The county is mostly populated by the family known as the "Khojasteh Family," which also happen to be the leader's family. The leader's name is Majed Ahmed Khojasteh. Administrative divisions The population history of Khonj County's administrative divisions over three c ...
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Gerash County
Gerash County ( fa, شهرستان گراش) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Gerash. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Larestan County was 39,348, in 8,734 households. Retrieved 12 November 2022 It was separated from Larestan County. The following census in 2011 counted 47,055 people, in 12,839 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 53,907, in 15,155 households. Gerash was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Gerash's inhabitants are Achomi people. Administrative divisions See also *Larestan *Achomi people *Khonj County *Bastak and Bastak County *Lamerd County Lamerd County ( fa, شهرستان لامرد) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Lamerd. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 76,971, in 16,602 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census ... References Counties of Fars Province {{Fars-geo-stub ...
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Lamerd County
Lamerd County ( fa, شهرستان لامرد) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Lamerd. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 76,971, in 16,602 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 83,916 people, in 21,210 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 91,782, in 25,837 households. Lamerd was historically part of the region of Irahistan. The people of Lamerd are closely related to the Achomi people Achomi ( fa, اَچُمِی), also called Khodmooni (), Lari ( fa, لآرِی), or Larestani ( fa, لآرِستَانِی), are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Larist ....
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Bastak County
Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,376, in 1,765 families. See also *Achomi people *Evaz Evaz ( fa, اوز, also Romanized as Awadh, Avaz, Evazeh, and ‘ewaz) is a city and capital of Evaz County, in Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,315, in 3,297 families. The people of Evaz are native Persians of ... References External links Kookherd Website {{Hormozgan Province Cities in Hormozgan Province Populated places in Bastak County ...
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Safavid
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the beginning of History of Iran, modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder empires. The Safavid List of monarchs of Persia, Shāh Ismail I, Ismā'īl I established the Twelver denomination of Shia Islam, Shīʿa Islam as the Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam, official religion of the empire, marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam. An Iranian dynasty rooted in the Sufi Safavid order founded by Kurdish people, Kurdish sheikhs, it heavily intermarried with Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman, Georgians, Georgian, Circassians, Circassian, and Pontic Greeks, Pontic GreekAnthony Bryer. "Greeks and Türkmens: The Pontic Exception", ''Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 29'' (1975), Appendix II "Geneal ...
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Lamerd
Lamerd ( fa, لامرد, also Romanized as Lāmerd and Lāmard, also known as Tarakma) is a city and capital of Lamerd County, Fars Province, Iran. The population was 21,365 with 4,021 families as of the 2006 census. Its main industries are based on its rich natural gas sources. Tabnak, Homa, Shanol, Varavi are important local gas zones. Lamerd Airport Lamerd International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی لامرد) is an international airport located in Lamerd, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located ... serves the city. Industry Aluminum and steel plants have been under construction since 2011 and a magnesium oxide plant has been under construction in the region since 2020. Lamerd International Airport opened in 1964, with flights to Tehran, Shiraz, Lar, Lavan and international flights to Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Climate References External links Airports ...
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Gerash
Gerash ( fa, گراش, also Romanized as Gerāsh and Girāsh) is a city and capital of Gerash County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 34,469, in 10,207 families. Gerashis speak Achomi, a language shared with many neighboring cities including Evaz, Arad, Fedagh, Khonj, and Bastak. The Gerashi variant of the Achomi language includes two accents: Nassagi () and Barqe-Roozi (, commonly known as ''Belalizi''). Despite the high volatility in the population due to seasonal migration, the population is estimated to be at around 50,000. People The people of Gerash were native Persians following the Zoroastrian faith before converting to Shia Islam in the 5th century of Hijrah (11th century AD) by Amir Mohi al-Din Ibn Amir Qotb al-Din Ibn Amir Rooh al-Din, a direct descendant of Muhammad, and an aide of Afeef-Addeen Al Musawi, to whom the conquest of certain areas in the South of Iran by Arab Muslim warriors is attributed. It is known that Afeef-Addeen left Hij ...
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Ahmad Eghtedari
Ahmad Eghtedari ( fa, احمد اقتداری‎; 24 May 1925, Gerash, Iran – 16 April 2019, Tehran) was an Iranian teacher, lawyer, writer, historian and geographer who was regarded as a prominent scholar in Persian Gulf studies. Historically, he was a descendant of Gerashi thanes (Khan in Persian). In his youth, he traveled on foot along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea and began mapping and documenting their topography. Jalal Ale Ahmad, the famous writer, described the friendship between Ahmad Eghtedari, Iraj Afshar and Manuchehr Sotudeh as "three musketeers" and "gravestone-graphers", alluding to the fact that these three managed to introduce a lot of Iran's historical documents and ancient monuments. ''The Pearl of The Persian Gulf'' is a book that documents his Iranian Studies researches, and the documentary film, ''To Iran, My Eternal'', is made based on his life and works. Ahmad Eghtedari died on 16 April 2019 in Tehran. Life and education Ahmad Eghte ...
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Sunni Muslims
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to Muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as theological and juridical dimensions. According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad left no successor and the participants of the Saqifah event appointed Abu Bakr as the next-in-line (the first caliph). This contrasts with the Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The adherents of Sunni Islam are referred to in Arabic as ("the people of the Sunnah and the community") or for short. In English, its doctrines and practices are sometimes called ''Sunnism'', while adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, Sunnites and Ahlus Sunnah. Sunni Islam is sometimes referre ...
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