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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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Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Regions
9
City pages
2
Chapter
not yet recognised

ZAFSouth Africa

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.

Public bodies and help

All countriesSouth Africa

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Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. 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

PlaceOverviewAcademyHeritageLanguageResearchOpportunitiesCivicDevelopmentNews and events
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development CouncilWhole network 50 country sites84 city pages126 coursesnone open for enrolment yet116 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
South AfricaCountry · 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

South Africaverified
499
Measure
born in Iran (stock)
Year
2024
Source
UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024
Status
verified
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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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Waves of arrival

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History of the community

Languages here

18 of the community · 1 of the country
فارسیPersian
translation not measured yet
العربيةArabic
translation not measured yet
TürkçeTurkish
translation not measured yet
EnglishEnglish · language of the country
translation not measured yet

6 courses in these languages: Azerbaijani Turkish · Persian language 101 · Persian painting

Public bodies by level

4 public bodies · checked 2026-10-23checked at source
national
Department of Home AffairsVisas, permits, asylum and citizenship.
Arrival and statusOpen
national
UNHCR Help South AfricaUNHCR contacts and a toll-free helpline, 0800 100 030. The government decides asylum claims.
Asylum and refugee protectionOpen
national
Evaluation of foreign qualificationsEvaluation of qualifications obtained abroad.
Recognition of qualificationsOpen
national
Lawyers for Human RightsFree legal help for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless people.
Legal help and discriminationOpen
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

8 latest · approved sources onlyfrom approved sources
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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 South Africa 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
South Africa
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
Regions
9
City pages
2
Public bodies
4
Figures with source
1
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Law and rights

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This page is a research resource about South Africa. It is written for researchers, institutions and stakeholders who study or work on South Africa, wherever they are. It does not offer goods or services to people in South Africa, and it takes no position on the status, borders, names or government of any country or territory.

The country · South Africa

International bodies that apply here (5)
Information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official source; read the law there, and ask a qualified lawyer about your situation. Sources checked 2026-11-13.
Time
19612026
How people arrived is not recorded yet.