Ajam of Bahrain

Ajam of Bahrain
عجم البحرين (in Arabic)
ایرانیان بحرین (in Persian)
Ajams/Iranian school in Bahrain 1939
Total population
225,000
Languages
Persian dialects: Bushehri, Bahraini, Luri, Achomi,
Other: Bahraini Gulf Arabic, Bahrani Arabic
Religion
Shia Islam, Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Iranian diaspora (Iranians of UAE • 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)
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The Ajam of Bahrain (Arabic: عجم البحرین), or Iranic Bahrainis (Persian: ایرانیان بحرین), are a collective of ethnic groups among Bahraini citizens of Western Iranian descent.

Most families in this group are of Shia background, although there are also Sunni families of Achomi, Kurdish، Many Ajam are bilingual, speaking Arabic and Persian. The Ajam are found in large numbers in both Manama and Muharraq. Their population is estimated at 225,000.

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