Lors are an
ethnic group of
Iranian peoples living mostly in south-western
Iran. Lorish is a Persian dialect related to the Old Pahlavi (Middle Persian/Farsi) language.Lors primarily inhabit the province of
Lorestan,
Khuzestan,
Hamadan,
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari,
Isfahan and
Ilam of
Iran and speak
Luri language.Like most Iranians, Lors are a mixture of indigenous inhabitants of the Zagros and Iranian speaking tribes migrating from Central Asia. Their language, called Lori, is closely related to regular Persian, and there are two distinct dialects of this language. Lor-e-Bozorg (Greater Lor), which is spoken by the Bakhtiaris (mainly in
Khuzestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari), parts of
Lorestan, and parts of
Isfahan and Lor-e-Koochik (Lesser Lor), spoken by the Lors themselves (mainly in
Lorestan. The overwhelming majority of Lors are Shia Muslims. In Khuzestan, Lor tribes are primarily concentrated in the northern part of the province, while in Ilam they are mainly in the southern region.
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