[freedom44]

Thirsty,

Alot of people often make this mistake.

While no one can be from 'Persia', one can be Persian. In fact it is a big mistake to tell people there is no Persian.

"Persian" is the ethnicity of majority of Iranians, but there are also minority ethnical Groups like Azari which is about 25% of the population, Baluch, Lur, Kurd, and even very small group of Arabs.

So one can be Iranian Persian, or Iranian Kurd.

Ethnic groups:
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

I hope the above explains things.

[ThirstyMan]

Ethnic groups:
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

OK, thanks. My daughter has been dating a fellow from Iran [2nd generation American really] who calls himself Persian. In Jesus' time there really was a place called Persia but I didn't know that today he means it as an ethnic term. I thought he was just trying to cover up the fact that he was Iranian, since we took it on the chin from Iran so badly while under Carter's rule.