- Ethnic groups in West Asia
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The ethnic groups in West Asia fall into several categories:
- The Middle East proper is dominated by the Arabs. There are various other ethnic groups, the Iranian peoples (primarily the Kurds), Turkic peoples (such as the Syrian and Iraqi Turkmens), Assyrians, and Jews (notably Israelis).
- Iran is mostly populated by Persians alongside a large minority of Turkic peoples (notably the Azerbaijanis), Kurds, Arabs and other minorities such as Armenians and Assyrians.
- Anatolia is mostly populated by Turks, besides minorities (notably Kurds).
- Cyprus is populated by mainly by Greek- and Turkish-speaking Cypriots.
- The Caucasus has many ethnicities, see peoples of the Caucasus.
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Arabian peninsula, the Levant and Mesopotamia
- Semitic-speaking peoples
- Arabs/Arabic-speaking peoples
- Hebrew-speaking peoples
- Aramaic-speaking peoples
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people
- Indo-European-speaking peoples
- Indo-Iranian-speaking peoples
- Persians
- The ʿAjam of Bahrain
- The ʿAjam of Kuwait
- The Persian Jews
- Persians
- Indo-Iranian-speaking peoples
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- Kurds
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- Turkic peoples
- Iraqi Turkmens
- Syrian Turkmen
Anatolia
Main article: Ethnic groups of Turkey- Indo-European-speaking peoples
- Greek-speaking peoples
- Armenians
- Indo-Iranian-speaking peoples
- Kurds
- Zazas
- Semitic-speaking peoples
- Arabic-speaking peoples
- Aramaic-speaking people
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people
- Various Muslim immigrants from neighbouring regions (See: Immigration to Turkey)
Caucasus
Main article: Peoples of the CaucasusFurther information: Languages of the Caucasus- Native Caucasians
- Northwest Caucasian peoples
- Northeast Caucasian peoples
- South Caucasian peoples
- Indo-European-speaking peoples
- Indo-Iranian-speaking peoples
- Armenians
- Slavic-speaking peoples
- Russian people
- Turkic peoples
- Mongolic-speaking peoples
- Kalmyks
Central Asia
- Turkic peoples
- Karakalpaks
- Kazakhs
- Kyrgyz
- Tatars
- Turkmens
- Uyghurs
- Uzbeks
- Indo-European-speaking peoples
- Indo-Iranian-speaking peoples
- Pashtuns
- Tajiks
- Slavic-speaking peoples
- Russian people
- Indo-Iranian-speaking peoples
Cyprus
Further information: Ethnic groups of Cyprus- Indo-European-speaking peoples
- Greek-speaking peoples
- Semitic-speaking peoples
- Arabic-speaking peoples
Iran
Main article: Demographics of Iran- Indo-European-speaking peoples
- Semitic-speaking peoples
- Arabic-speaking peoples
- Aramaic-speaking people
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people
See also
- Arab world
- Arabs
- Turkic peoples
- Iranian peoples
- Archaeogenetics of the Near East
- Demographics of the Arab League
- Demographics of Iran
- Demographics of Turkey
- Ethnic groups of Africa
- Ethnic groups of Europe
- Ethnic groups of South Asia
Ethnic groups in the Middle East - Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
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