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Mazanderani people

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ethnic group in Iran inhabiting the region of Tabaristan

Wikidata facts

Instance of
ethnic group
Has part
Q3943984
Native language
Mazanderani
Religion
Shia Islam
Image
Nowruz eve mazanderani.jpg
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Category:Mazandarani people
native label
مازرونی
language used
Persian
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Encyclopedic overview

The Mazanderanis, or Mazanis, are an Iranian ethnic group that speaks the Mazanderani language. They are an indigenous people of the Mazandaran province on the shores of the Caspian Sea. They live along the southern shores of the Caspian Sea and are part of the region historically known as Tabaristan. The Alborz Mountains mark the southern boundary of the area settled by the Mazanderani people.

Traditional clothing of the Mazanderani people depicted on two Iranian stamps (1978)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mazanderani people” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.