Gilaks

E216977

The Gilaks are an Iranian ethnic group native to Iran’s northern Caspian Sea region, particularly Gilan Province, with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gilaks canonical 6

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
agriculturalEnvironment lowland plains and wetlands near the Caspian Sea ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
cuisineSpecialty fish-based dishes ⓘ
herb-rich stews ⓘ
rice-based dishes ⓘ
culturalArea Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ⓘ
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
culturalTraditions distinct from standard Persian culture ⓘ
ethnogenesisRegion southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage English ⓘ
historicalRegion Gilan ⓘ
linked to: Gilan Province
historicalReligion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
indigenous Iranian beliefs ⓘ
languageFamily Northwestern Iranian languages ⓘ
linguisticSubgroup Caspian languages ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Iran ⓘ
nativeName گیلک‌ها ⓘ
linked to: گیلکی
nativeNameLanguage Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
notableCityInHomeland Anzali ⓘ
Lahijan ⓘ
Rasht ⓘ
partOf Iranian peoples ⓘ
politicalEntityHistoricallyAssociatedWith Gilan Province ⓘ
populationDistribution predominantly rural and small urban centers in Gilan ⓘ
primaryLanguage Gilaki language ⓘ
linked to: Gilaki
primaryRegion Gilan Province ⓘ
region Caspian Sea region ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Caucasian peoples ⓘ
Mazanderanis ⓘ
linked to: Mazanderani

Persians ⓘ
Talysh ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Alborz mountain foothills ⓘ
Mazandaran Province ⓘ
traditionalClothing distinct regional costumes ⓘ
traditionalDance Gilaki folk dance ⓘ
traditionalDwellings wooden stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
silk production ⓘ
tea cultivation ⓘ
traditionalMusic Gilaki folk music ⓘ
traditionalRegionClimate humid subtropical ⓘ
traditionalReligion Shia Islam ⓘ
usesScriptForLanguage Persian alphabet ⓘ

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