Bashkardi people
Iranian ethnic group in southern Iran
The Bashkardi people are an Iranian ethnic group that speak the Bashkardi language in southeastern Iran. The Bashkardi people practice Islam and have an approximate population from 8,700 to 35,000.[1][2]
Geographical distribution
The Bashkardi people primarily live in villages in the mountains near Bashagard County in Hormozgan Province.[2] Ilya Gershevitch, expert on Iran, published "Travels in Bashkardia" in the Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society in 1959.[3]
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External links
- Media related to Bashkardi people at Wikimedia Commons