Iron people
Ossetian subgroup / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Irons (East Ossetian: Ирон Iron, pl.: Ир Ir, Ирӕттӕ Irættæ; West Ossetian: Ирон Iron, pl.: Ирӕ Irӕ, Ирӕнттӕ Irænttæ) are a subgroup of the Ossetians. They speak the Iron dialect of the Eastern Iranian Ossetian language. The majority of Irons profess Russian Orthodoxy. While the Uatsdin faith has also been preserved by a minority of Irons, and a small minority of Irons also profess Sunni Islam, mainly in the lowland villages of North Ossetia.
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Ир, Ирæттæ / Ir, Irættæ | |
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Total population | |
est. 200,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | est. 100,000 |
Turkey | unknown |
Syria | unknown |
Languages | |
Iron (East Ossetian), Russian, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Majority: Orthodox Christianity Minority: Uatsdin Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Digor people |
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