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Total population | |
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4.6 million (2021)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Gilan and parts of the provinces of Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran and Alborz | |
Languages | |
Gilaki, Persian | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Iranian peoples |
Gilaks (Gilaki: گيلٚکؤن, Persian: گیلکها) are an Iranian peoples[2] native to south of Caspian sea. They form one of the main ethnic groups residing in the northern parts of Iran. Gilak people, along with the closely related Mazandarani people,[3] comprise part of the Caspian people, who inhabit the southern and southwestern coastal regions of the Caspian Sea.[4]
They speak the Gilaki language, an Iranian language that is closely related to Mazandarani.[3]
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