01 موج‌ها
People have left Iran in several periods. Before 1979, many went abroad to study. From 1979 to 1988, revolution, war and political exile drove departures. From the 1990s to the 2010s, people left for family reunification, study and skilled work. Since 2017, economic crisis, protest and war have driven new departures.
- Before 1979
- about 100,000 students abroad in 1977 to 1978 (secondary source)
- 1979 to 1988
- revolution, war and political exile
- 1990s to 2010s
- family reunification, students and skilled migration
- 2017 onward
- economic crisis, protest and war
02 Older diasporas
Some communities abroad are far older than 1979. They include the Parsis of India, the Iranis of Mumbai, the Ajam of the Gulf, communities of Shirazi heritage on the Swahili coast, and Iranians in the shrine cities of Iraq and in the Caucasus.
03 ادیان
The diaspora includes Shi’a and Sunni Muslims, members of Sufi orders, Zoroastrians, Jews, Armenian and Assyrian Christians, Baha’is, Yarsan, Mandaeans and many people who are not religious.
04 تقویم
Communities keep Nowruz at the spring equinox, Chaharshanbe Suri, Sizdah Bedar, Tirgan, Mehregan, Yalda and Sadeh. They also keep religious days and days of remembrance.
05 زبان‌ها و خط‌ها
| زبان | Script | Direction | On this platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| فارسی (Farsi) فارسی | Arab | Right to left | At launch |
| انگلیسی انگلیسی | Latn | Left to right | At launch |
| آذربایجانی جنوبی (ترکی آذربایجانی) تۆرکجه | Arab | Right to left | Phase 2 |
| کُردی (سورانی، کرمانجی، کُردی جنوبی) کوردی / Kurdî | Arab/Latn | Right to left | Phase 2 |
| گیلکی گیلکی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| مازندرانی مازرونی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| لری و بختیاری لۊری | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| بلوچی بلۏچی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| تالشی Tolışi | Arab/Latn | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| ارمنی (ارمنی ایرانی) Հայերեն | Armn | Left to right | به اساس تقاضا |
| آرامی نو آشوری (ارومیه) ܣܘܪܝܝܐ | Syrc | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| فارسی یهودی | Hebr | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic) عربي | Arab | Right to left | At launch |
| ترکمنی Türkmençe / تۆرکمن | Arab/Latn | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Qashqai قشقایی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Khalaj خلج | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| لکی لکی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Lari (Achomi) اچمی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Semnani سمنانی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Tati (Takestani) تاتی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Hawrami (Gorani) هەورامی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Brahui براہوئی | Arab | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Mandaic ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡀ | Mand | Right to left | به اساس تقاضا |
| Georgian (Fereydani) ქართული | Geor | Left to right | به اساس تقاضا |
| دری دری | Arab | Right to left | Phase 2 |
| تاجیکی Тоҷикӣ | Cyrl | Left to right | Phase 2 |