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  1. Persians - Wikipedia

    Persians (/ ˈpɜːrʒənz / PUR-zhənz), [note 2] or the Persian people (Persian: مردم فارس), are an Iranian ethnic group from West Asia. [4] They are indigenous to the Iranian plateau and …

  2. Persian | People, Language & Religion | Britannica

    May 8, 2025 · Persian, predominant ethnic group of Iran (formerly known as Persia). Although of diverse ancestry, the Persian people are united by their language, Persian (Farsi), which …

  3. When Did Persia Become Iran and Why? - History Hit

    Dec 28, 2022 · The Persian Empire was vast and complex, a melting pot of religions, cultures and civilizations: heritage in which people can find pride. The name Iran, on the other hand, is tied …

  4. History of Persian or Parsi Language - Iran Chamber

    4 days ago · Parsi or Persian was the language of the Parsa people who ruled Iran between 550 - 330 BCE. It belongs to what scholars call the Indo-Iranian group of languages.

  5. Persian – The Languages

    Persian, also known as Farsi, is an Indo-European language predominantly spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, with significant speakers in diaspora communities worldwide.

  6. Persian language - Wikipedia

    Iranian Persian (Persian, Western Persian, or Farsi) is spoken in Iran, and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states. Eastern Persian (Dari Persian, Afghan Persian, or Dari) is spoken …

  7. Persian language | History, Countries, & Facts | Britannica

    Persian language, also called Farsi, member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is the official language of Iran, and two varieties of Persian known as Dari and Tajik …

  8. History of Iran - Wikipedia

    Under Cyrus the Great and Darius I, the Persian Empire eventually became the largest empire in human history up until that point, ruling and administrating over most of the then known world, …

  9. Greater Iran - Wikipedia

    Greater Iran or Greater Persia (Persian: ایران بزرگ Irān-e Bozorg), also called the Iranosphere or the Persosphere, is an expression that denotes a wide socio-cultural region comprising parts of …

  10. Dari - Wikipedia

    Dari is a name given to the New Persian language since the 10th century, widely used in Arabic (compare Al-Estakhri, Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal) and Persian texts. [27] Since 1964, it …

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