Ajam of Iraq

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Iraqi Ajam
Total population
(~ 600,000 - 700,000[citation needed])
Regions with significant populations
Karbalā', Najaf, Baṣrah
Religion
Shīʿa Islam
Related ethnic groups
Ajam of Bahrain

Ajam of Iraq are Iraqi citizens of Persian Iranian national background or descent. Iranians have had a long presence in Iraq, dating back to antiquity.

Saddam Hussein deported many Iraqi Ajam in the 1970s and 1980s.

History

In the 1970s, Saddam Hussein deported between 350,000[1] to 650,000 Shia Iraqis of Iranian ancestry (Ajam).[2] Most of them went to Iran. Those who could prove an Iranian/Persian ancestry in Iran's court received Iranian citizenship (400,000) and some of them returned to Iraq after Saddam.[2]

Culture

Iraqi Persians belong to Twelver Shīʿa Islam . The same religion, sect, and school that most Iraqis belong. Even today there are millions of Iraqis that are of Persian descent.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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