# Iranic peoples

Iranic peoples| Regions where Iranic languages are spoken |
| Total population |
| 210-275+ Millions. |
| Regions with significant populations |
|  Iran: 81% of population  Afghanistan: 71% of population  Tajikistan: 79.9% of population  South Ossetia: 89.9% of population |
|  Pakistan | 19.98% of population |
|  Uzbekistan | 1,544,700 |
|  Syria | 7%–10% of population |
|  Iraq | 15–20% of population |
|  Russia | 760.536 |
|  Azerbaijan | 143,300 |
| Languages |
| Iranic languages (a branch of the Indo-European languages) |
| Religion |
| Predominately: Islam (Sunni, Shia and Alevi) Minorities: Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Nestorianism, Catholicism and Protestantism), Judaism, Baháʼí Faith, Yazidism, Yarsanism, Zoroastrianism, Assianism (Historically also: Manichaeism and Buddhism) |

The **Iranic peoples** are an ethno-linguistic group who speak the Iranic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages.

Modern Iranic peoples include: The Gilaks, Balochs, Kurds, Lurs, Mazanderanis, Ossetians, Tats, Talyshs, Pashtuns, Pamiris, Farsis, Nuristani, Wakhis, and Gilaks.

Historical Iranic peoples include the; Alans, Scythians, Dahae, Sakas, Medes, Bactrians, Sogdians, Sarmatians, Parthians, Persians, Khwarezmians, Cimmerians.

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