PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GROUPS
The Ethnic groups in Iran include the Kurds (7,745,000) and the Persians (47,244,500) and the country's total population is 77,450,000. The Persians and kurds can also be found in Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
Religion
The Persian religion is Zoroastrianism (which is believed to be one of the first monotheistic religions) and the kurds are Sunni muslims
Food
Both groups eat Chicken, lamb, bread, cheese, honey, goat or cow Yoghurt, and goat milk.
Languages
Persian: Persian
Kurd: arabic/kurdish
Educational importance
It is highly recommend and the grades are divided into k-12 education and
high education. K-12 is supervised by the ministry of education, high
education is by ministry of science and technology. 85% of adults can
read and write. Average literacy rate is 62%.
Famous people
Persian
Darius I - third king of the Persian Achaemenid empire
Atusa Shahbanu - queen of the Persian Achaemenid empire
Kurd
Masoud Barzani - Kurdish leader
Mamle - musician and singer
Holidays/traditions
Norooz - first day of spring
Baha'i new year
Oil nationalization day
Wars: kurds
First Kurdish–Iraqi War
Second Kurdish–Iraqi War
Kurdish Rebellion of 1983
Kurdish National Uprising
Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
Kurdistan Islamist Conflict
Iraq War
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Wars: Persians
Greco Persian wars
Battle of marathon
Battle at thermopylae
Battle at salamis
Battle at plataea
Migration
The Persians have always been in Iran and the kurd don't have an official nation.
