Larestan region
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Larestan, Laristan
بر فارس، فارس، جهانگيريه، ايراهستان، لارستان، اچمستان
Jahangirih, Irahestan, South of Fars | |
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_-_Geographicus_-_RegnumPersicum-ottens-1730.jpg) A European map from 1730, where it shows Larestan located in the shores of the Persian Gulf, between Kerman and Fars. | |
| Area | |
• Total | 45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,000,000 (In Larestan only) |
Larestan or Laristan (Larestani: لارستان) is a region in the south of Iran, located in the west of Hormozgan, south of Fars, and south of Bushehr province. It is mostly consisted of Persians followed by Turkics, Arabs, Balochs, and Africans. Larestanis are about 1,000,000 living in Larestan with an estimated 2,000,000 Larestanis living in Arab states of the Persian Gulf, due to extensive immigration occurring in the 19th and 20th century for better job opportunities and a better life.
Demographics
[edit]According to Anthropological study of Iran from 1939, the population of Laristan as a whole has been estimated at about 90,000 inhabitants. Meanwhile, those living on the coast line were said to be to a great extent Arabs, while the farmers are principally Persians [Iranis].[1]: 228–229
In the 1970s, the population of Larestan was recorded at 183,369, with the current estimate being around half a million.[2] The region is predominantly inhabited by Laris, along with Baluchis, Kurds, Arabs, and the Turkic-speaking Qashqais from the Khamseh tribal confederation.[2] Historically, Laristan has also seen settlements by Mongol, Turkmen, and Uzbek ethnic groups.[2] Additionally, Jewish communities of craftsmen and traders were present, especially in Lar city. Lar played a significant role in the Judeo-Persian literary tradition, with texts in Judeo-Persian produced there, marking it as one of the medieval centers for this writing tradition (Loeb 1970: 31 ff.).[2]
Larestani or Achomi
[edit]The main language spoken in Larestan is known as Larestani or Achomi or Khodemooni. It is southwestern Iranian language and a descendant of Middle Persian. It has few Arabic loanwords and much purer than Persian. It has at least five dialects that are Lari, Bastaki, Khonji, Evazi, Gerashi.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Peoples of Iran". 1939. in Field, Henry (1939). "Contributions to the anthropology of Iran". Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History. Anthropological Series. Publication. Field Museum of Natural History. 29 (1). doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3355. JSTOR 29782234.
- ^ a b c d Moridi, Behzad (2009). "The Dialects of Lar (The State of Research)". Iran & the Caucasus. 13 (2): 335–340. doi:10.1163/157338410X12625876281389. ISSN 1609-8498. JSTOR 25703812.
- ^ Anonby, Erik (2016). "The Keshmi (Qeshmi) dialect of Hormozgan Province, Iran: A first account". Studia Iranica. 44 (2): 165–206. ISSN 1783-1784.
- ^ "A Study of Personal Pronouns of Larestani Language as an Endangered Iranian Language". ResearchGate. January 2016.