Ajam of Bahrain
Ajams/Iranian school in Bahrain 1939 | |
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Persian (Bahraini, Bushehri, Shirazi), Achomi/Khodmooni, Baluchi, Luri, Azeri, Ajami Arabic, Bahraini Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni,: 36 Twelver Shias,: 38 Bahais, Jewish, Christians, Non-religious (Atheists): 42 | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iranian diaspora (Iranians of UAE • Ajam of Bahrain • Ajam of Qatar • Ajam of Iraq • 'Ajam of Kuwait • Iranians of Canada • Iranians of America • Iranians of UK • Iranians of Germany • Iranians of Israel • Iranians in Turkey) Iranic people • Ethnicities in Iran |
The Ajam of Bahrain (Arabic: عجم البحرین), or Bahraini Persians (Persian: ایرانیان بحرین), are a group of ethnic communities in Bahrain, consisting of Bahraini citizens of Iranian ancestry and Iranian background.
Most families of this group are from a Shia background, although there are a number of Sunni families of Achomi and Baluchi ancestry as well. This group of people is found to be predominantly bilingual.
The Ajam are found in significant numbers in Manama, Muharraq, and Shia majority areas such as Saar, Diraz, and Samaheej. Both Samaheej and Diraz have their names derived from Persian.