Iranians in Romania

Iranian immigrants in Romania

Ethnic group

Iranian Romanians
ایرانیان رومانی

Total population
at least 2,000[1] (only Iranian-born, excluding descendants)
Regions with significant populations
Bucharest[2]
Languages
Romanian, Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, Arabic and other languages of Iran.
Religion
Shia Islam, Christianity, Sunni Islam, Judaism, Baháʼí Faith, Zoroastrianism, various others

Iranians in Romania (or Iranian Romanians) are immigrants from Iran to Romania as well as their descendants of Iranian heritage or background.

## History

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Relations between the Iranians and Romania go back centuries ago, when current territories of Romania were part of the Persian Empire. In modern times, Iranians started to immigrate to Romania since Communist times, mostly as students. After the fall of the Communism, Iranian businessmen came to Romania to start business.[3] Due to the fact that Romania's workforce has decreased due to emigration, Iranian skilled workers also started to come to Romania. There is also a small but growing number of Iranian assylium seekers and refugees living in Romania. As of 2019 there are at least 2,000 Iranian-born people living in Romania.[4]

## See also

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* Iran–Romania relations
* Iranian diaspora

## References

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1. ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". migrationpolicy.org. 10 February 2014.
2. ^ "Afaceristii iranieni fac bani in Romania de peste 20 de ani. De-acum vor face si mai multi". Business24.ro.
3. ^ "Afaceristii iranieni fac bani in Romania de peste 20 de ani. De-acum vor face si mai multi". Business24.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
4. ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". migrationpolicy.org. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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Iranian diaspora

Asia|

| East|

* China
* Japan

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South|

* Pakistan

Southeast|

* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Thailand

West|

* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Israel
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Qatar
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Spain
* Denmark
* Sweden
* Norway
* United Kingdom
* Romania
* Russia

North America|

* Canada
* United States

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

See also|

* Iranian peoples
* Foreign relations of Iran
* Iran's brain drain
* Iranian nationality law
* Baloch diaspora (Emirates, Oman, America, India, Khorasan, Turkmenistan)

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Ethnic groups in Romania

Dominant group|

Romanians (16,792,868)

Officially recognised minorities|

* Hungarians (1,227,623)
* Romani (621,573)
* Ukrainians (50,920)
* Germans (36,042)
* Turks (27,698)
* Lipovans (23,487)
* Tatars (divided into Crimean Tatars and Nogais) (20,282)
* Serbs (18,076)
* Slovaks (13,654)
* Bulgarians (7,336)
* Croats (5,408)
* Greeks (3,668)
* Jews (3,271)
* Italians (3,203)
* Poles (2,543)
* Czechs (2,477)
* Armenians (1,361)
* Macedonians (1,264)
* Albanians (520)
* Rusyns (262)

Non-recognized minorities|

* Aromanians (26,500)
* Hutsuls* (self-declared, 3,890)
* Csángós* (self-declared, 1,536)
* Megleno-Romanians (1,200–2,000)
* Székelys* (self-declared, 532)
* Krashovani* (self-declared, 207)
* Slovenes (175)
* Gagauz (5)

Historical ethnic groups|

* Circassians (approximately 10,000 in the mid-19th century)
* Dobrujan Arabs (145 in 1850)

Immigrant groups|

* Citizens of the Republic of Moldova (177,000)
* Arabs (5,000)
* Afghans (2,384)
* Chinese (2,243)
* Indians (1,000)
* Filipinos (800)
* Africans (700)
* Pakistanis (700)
* Iranians (610)
* Kurds (500)
* Mexicans (224)
* Bangladeshis (100)

* * = Subgroups of officially recognized ethnicities that are not treated by the Romanian authorities as separate minorities.

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