Gilaker

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Flag of the Gilaken
Ethnic groups in Iran. The Gilakers live mainly in the Gilan Province.
Gilaki share to Iranian provinces

The Gilakers are an Iranian ethnic group whose home is largely the Iranian province of Gilan on the Caspian Sea and in the Elburs Mountains. The Gilaks speak Gilaki , an Iranian language, and make up about 5.4% of the Iranian population. Linguistically and culturally, Gilakers have a resemblance to Azerbaijanis and Caucasian peoples that other Iranian peoples such as Persians , Kurds and Lurs do not have. They in turn have a lot more Arab influence.

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Individual evidence

  1. Iran. Retrieved April 8, 2020 .