Lurs

This article is about the Luri ethnic group of Iran. For the Pakistani ethnic group, see Lori people. For the close but distinct ethnic group in Iran, see Luti people.

For the ancient Scandinavian musical instrument, see Lur. For the commune in France, see Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

Lurs

Lur women at the 2016 Luristan cultural week in Tehran, Iran
Total population
c. 6,000,000
Regions with significant populations
Iran	4–6 million Approximately 6% of Iran's population
Languages
Luri
Religion
Predominantly Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Southwestern Iranian peoples, especially Dezfulis and Shushtiaris

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Areas with a Lur majority

The Lurs, Lors or Luris (Persian: لر) are an Iranian people living mainly in western and southern Iran. The main Lur subgroups include the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh, and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language. There are additionally several smaller Lur subgroups.

Lorestan province is named after the Lurs. However, not all Lurs live in Lorestan, nor are all the inhabitants of Lorestan ethnic Lurs. Many Lurs live in other provinces of Iran including Fars, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Khuzestan, Hamadan, Isfahan, Tehran southern Ilam province, and Genaveh county in Bushehr province.