Ethnic Groups of the Middle East

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The nation that Kurds are fighting Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq to create.

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Kurdistan

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A distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together.

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Kurds

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The language of Arabs

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Arabic

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The language of Kurds

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Kurdish

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The language of Persians

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Farsi

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People who live in the modern country of Iran.

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Persians

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A group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature.

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religious group

Front

The majority of people in SWA belong to what ethnic group?

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Arabs

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A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.

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ethnic group

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Most belong to the Shia group of Muslims: Arabs, Persians, Kurds

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Persians