Kurds in Iran

Kurds in Iran
Total population
9–10 million
Languages
Kurdish, Gorani and Persian
Religion
Shia Islam (Twelver)
Sunni Islam (Shafi'i)
(Sufi order Qadiriyya also present)
Yarsanism
Related ethnic groups
see Iranian peoples

Kurds in Iran (Kurdish: کورد لە ئێران, romanized: Kurdên Îranê, Persian: کردها در ایران) constitute a large minority in the country with a population of around 9 and 10 million people. Most Iranian Kurds are bilingual in Kurdish and Persian.