Areas inhabited by Sunnis

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Areas inhabited by Sunnis

  1. Gilan — the Tawalash region, in towns like Hashtbar, Asalim, Barahsir, and Rizwanshahr.
  2. Eastern Azerbaijan — the Khalkhal and Anbaran regions, in towns like Hashtgin, Kazaj, Shamsabad, Namin and Mianabad.
  3. Western Azerbaijan — in towns like Urmia, Ashnuya, Mahabad, Pirshahr, Sardast, Naqdeh, Sarv, Rabt and Shahin Dezh.
  4. Kurdistan — in the towns Sanandaj, Baneh, Mariwan, Saqqez, Bukan, Nawsud and Kamyaran.
  5. Bakhtaran — in the towns Bakhtaran, Ravansar, Javanrud, Baveh and Vashm-e Naw.
  6. Khozistan
  7. Fars — in the towns Uz, Khanj, Lar and Balghan.
  8. Hurmuzgan — in the towns Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Bandar Lengeh, Bandar Bul, Kavbandi, Kankan and the island Qeshm.
  9. Baluchistan — in the towns Zahedan, Khash, Saravan, Iranshahr and Chah Bahar.
  10. Khorasan — in towns like Torbat-e Jam, Khvaf, Nay Band, Tabas, Qa’in, Bitjand, Sarakhs, Salehabad, Karez, Bakharz, Bojnurd and Darreh Gaz.
  11. Mazandaran — in towns like Gorgan, Turkmen Sahra, Kalaleh, Bandar Torkaman, Kanbad Kavlan, Maraveh Tabeh, Minudasht, Jalikash and Goklan.

 

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Areas inhabited by Sunnis

  1. Gilan — the Tawalash region, in towns like Hashtbar, Asalim, Barahsir, and Rizwanshahr.
  2. Eastern Azerbaijan — the Khalkhal and Anbaran regions, in towns like Hashtgin, Kazaj, Shamsabad, Namin and Mianabad.
  3. Western Azerbaijan — in towns like Urmia, Ashnuya, Mahabad, Pirshahr, Sardast, Naqdeh, Sarv, Rabt and Shahin Dezh.
  4. Kurdistan — in the towns Sanandaj, Baneh, Mariwan, Saqqez, Bukan, Nawsud and Kamyaran.
  5. Bakhtaran — in the towns Bakhtaran, Ravansar, Javanrud, Baveh and Vashm-e Naw.
  6. Khozistan
  7. Fars — in the towns Uz, Khanj, Lar and Balghan.
  8. Hurmuzgan — in the towns Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Bandar Lengeh, Bandar Bul, Kavbandi, Kankan and the island Qeshm.
  9. Baluchistan — in the towns Zahedan, Khash, Saravan, Iranshahr and Chah Bahar.
  10. Khorasan — in towns like Torbat-e Jam, Khvaf, Nay Band, Tabas, Qa’in, Bitjand, Sarakhs, Salehabad, Karez, Bakharz, Bojnurd and Darreh Gaz.
  11. Mazandaran — in towns like Gorgan, Turkmen Sahra, Kalaleh, Bandar Torkaman, Kanbad Kavlan, Maraveh Tabeh, Minudasht, Jalikash and Goklan.

 

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