Iranians in Lebanon explained

Group:	Iranians in Lebanon
Population:	4,000^[1] - 5,000^[2]
Popplace:	Beirut, Nabatieh
Langs:	Persian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Armenian and Arabic
Rels:	Shia Islam
Related:	Iranians, Arabs, Azeris, Armenians, Lebanese, Kurds, Turks, Arab-Persians

Iranians in Lebanon are people of Iranian background or descent residing in Lebanon. Some of them are Lebanese citizens while some are migrants or descendants born in Lebanon with Iranian heritage. Many Iranians in Lebanon live in Nabatieh. ^[3] Many of the Iranians in Lebanon are carpet traders. ^{[2] [1]}

Notable people

• Masoud Boroumand (1928–2011), Iranian footballer
• Mostafa Chamran (1932–1981), Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter
• Musa al-Sadr (1928–1978), Lebanese-Iranian philosopher and Shia religious leader

See also

• Arab-Persians
• Iran–Lebanon relations
• Iranian diaspora
• Lebanese people in Iran
• 2013 Iranian embassy bombing
• Kurds in Lebanon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Little Iran in Lebanon?. 5 January 2010. 8 February 2015. 26 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226234336/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/reportsfeatures/little_iran_in_lebanon_. dead.
2. Web site: Iranians in Lebanon: Between History and Politics. ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. 8 February 2015. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711002833/http://www.aawsat.net/2008/07/article55258200. dead.
3. Web site: Iranians in Lebanon vote for new president. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 8 February 2015.