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Iranians in South Africa

The community in South Africa: its cities and regions, how people arrived, the public bodies that serve them and the state of its Chapter. A figure shows only with its source.

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Région
Sub-Saharan Africa
Régions
9
City pages
2
Chapter
not yet recognised

ZAFAfrique du Sud

9 regions · 17 pages · 4 bodies · Chapter not yet recognised

Country · 9 regions · 2 city pages · Chapter not yet recognised

The community in South Africa: its cities and regions, how people arrived, the public bodies that serve them and the state of its Chapter. A figure shows only with its source.

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Tous les paysAfrique du Sud

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Académie126 courses, 126 open for enrolmentCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNouvelles88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetSections localesforming. None is recognised yet
Chapter not yet recognised. 9 regions, names checked 2026-10-23.
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What is here, by place and topic

PlaceVue d'ensembleAcadémieHeritageLangueRechercheOpportunitésCivicDéveloppementActualités et événements
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development CouncilTout le réseau 50 sites nationaux84 city pages126 courses126 open for enrolment116 days to keep40 chronology entries32 language varieties15 scripts8 sources1 sourced figure6 programmes1 forming, the others in preparation3 campaigns5 programmes14 programmes2 forming, the others in preparation88 approved sourcesno confirmed events yet
Afrique du SudCountry · ZAF 2 city pagesThis page: South Africa12 coursesin the languages of the community hereNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole network
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Figures

Afrique du Sudverified
499
Mesure
born in Iran (stock)
Année
2024
Sources
UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024
Statut
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9 regions of South Africa

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Eastern Capeno city pages yetFree Stateno city pages yetGauteng1 city pageKwaZulu-Natalno city pages yetLimpopono city pages yetMpumalangano city pages yetNorth Westno city pages yetNothern Capeno city pages yetWestern Cape1 city page
Johannesburg, Cape Town2 city pages for South Africa
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History of the community

Languages here

18 of the community · 1 of the country
فارسیPersian
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العربيةArabic
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TürkçeTurkish
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EnglishEnglish · language of the country
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6 courses in these languages: Azerbaijani Turkish · Persian language 101 · Persian painting

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Public bodies by level

4 public bodies · checked 2026-10-23checked at source
national
Department of Home AffairsVisas, permits, asylum and citizenship.
Arrival and statusOuvrir
national
UNHCR Help South AfricaUNHCR contacts and a toll-free helpline, 0800 100 030. The government decides asylum claims.
Asylum and refugee protectionOuvrir
national
Evaluation of foreign qualificationsEvaluation of qualifications obtained abroad.
Recognition of qualificationsOuvrir
national
Lawyers for Human RightsFree legal help for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless people.
Legal help and discriminationOuvrir
4 of 4 shown here. Address, hours and languages served follow when they are checked.
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News and notices in South Africa

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NouveautésAlertsAvis

Chapter not yet recognised

South Africa · charter termsnot yet recognised
01Groups form in citiesJohannesburg, Cape Town
02The Chapter is proposedby its groups, as the charter says
03Recognitionby the bodies the charter names
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Map of South Africa

11 places · regions and cities
100 km250 km500 km Eastern CapeEastern CapeFree StateFree StateKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal Afrique du Sud 100 kmunknown cities · unknown bodies · unknown eventsnot yet counted250 kmunknown cities · unknown bodies · unknown eventsnot yet counted500 kmunknown cities · unknown bodies · unknown eventsnot yet counted South Africa · rings by distance · the map draws on this site's own tiles
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This place in words

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Place
Afrique du Sud
Codes
urn:nx:place:ZAFISO 3166-1 ZAFUN M49 710UN subregion Sub-Saharan Africa
Position
no position recorded
Region codes
ISO 3166-2 (iso-codes v4.20.1), checked 2026-10-23
On the map
city pages · regions · public bodies
Régions
9
City pages
2
Public bodies
4
Figures with source
1
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Time
19612026
How people arrived is not recorded yet.