Total population | |
---|---|
4,000[1] - 5,000[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Beirut, Nabatieh | |
Languages | |
Persian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Armenian and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Iranians, Arabs, Azeris, Armenians, Lebanese, Kurds, Turks, Arab-Persians |
Iranians in Lebanon are people of Iranian background or descent residing in Lebanon. Some of them are Lebanese citizens while some are migrants or descendants born in Lebanon with Iranian heritage. Many Iranians in Lebanon live in Nabatieh. [3] Many of the Iranians in Lebanon are carpet traders. [2][1]
Notable people
[edit]- Masoud Boroumand (1928–2011), Iranian footballer
- Mostafa Chamran (1932–1981), Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter
- Musa al-Sadr (1928–1978), Lebanese-Iranian philosopher and Shia religious leader
See also
[edit]- Arab-Persians
- Iran–Lebanon relations
- Iranian diaspora
- Lebanese people in Iran
- 2013 Iranian embassy bombing
- Kurds in Lebanon
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Little Iran in Lebanon?". 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Iranians in Lebanon: Between History and Politics". ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Iranians in Lebanon vote for new president". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 8 February 2015.