The term Iranian may refer to:

• the inhabitants of the modern nation of Iran, which includes Persian, Azerbaijani, Baluch, Gilaki, Kurd, Lur, Mazandarani, Qashqai, Arab and Turkmen ethnic groups.

• the Iranian peoples are a group of peoples speaking Iranian languages, decending from ancient Aryan tribes, and inhabiting a part of Central Asia on and near the Iranian plateau. The Iranian peoples of prehistory are generally believed to be ancestors of the contemporary Iranians, northern Indians (partly), northern and western Afghans/Pashtuns, the Tajikis, the Uzbeks (partly), Azerbaijanis, Ossetians, Kurds and Baluchis.

• The term Iranian (Persian: ایرانیان) is cognate to the term Aryan (Persian: آریایی).

See also: Persian Empire, Aryan, Iran, List of topics related to Iran. Iran (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia. ... Iranian peoples are peoples who speak an Iranian language and/or belong to the Iranian stock. ... The Iranian languages are a part of the Indo European language family. ... The Iranian plateau covers much of Iran and Afghanistan. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Afghan Afghan can refer to any of the following: A Pashtun (ethnicity) The Pushtu language The Afghan hound since 1964, a citizen of Afghanistan An Afghan carpet This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... The Tajiks are one of the principal ethnic groups of Central Asia, and are primarily found in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. ... Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Uzbekistan, but also in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang province of China and other countries in Central Asia. ... Azerbaijanis (sometimes described as Azerbaijani Turks or Azeris) are a people numbering more than 25 million worldwide. ... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... The Baluch (alternative spelling Baloch) are an ethnic group of Iranian origin. ... Persian (فارسی), also known as Farsi (local name), Parsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (an Afghan dialect), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. ... Cognates are words that have a common origin. ... For the ancient Christian sect, See Arianism. ... Persian (فارسی), also known as Farsi (local name), Parsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (an Afghan dialect), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. ... Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ... For the ancient Christian sect, See Arianism. ... Iran (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia. ... This is a list of topics related to Iran (Persia) and Persian culture: Provinces of Iran Demographics of Iran History of Iran Aryan Economy of Iran Geography of Iran List of cities in Iran Iranian Plateau Iranian Azarbaijan Iranian monarchy Politics of Iran Iranian Revolution Iranian presidential election, 2005 Iranian...