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The Mazanderani people or Tabari people are an Iranian people〔Area handbook for Iran By Harvey Henry Smith, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies, page 89〕〔Academic American Encyclopedia By Grolier Incorporated, page 294〕〔The World Book Encyclopedia By World Book, Inc, 2000, page 401〕 whose homeland is the North of Iran (Tabaristan). Like the closely related Gilakis the Mazanderani are a Caspian people that inhabits the south coast of the Caspian Sea, part of the historical region that used to be called Tabaristan. The Elburz mountains mark the southern boundary of Mazanderani settlement.〔(Ethnologue report for language code:mzn )〕 == People == The Mazanderani number between three〔 and four million (2006 estimate)〔 and the dominant religion among the Mazanderani is Shiite Islam.〔Bilingualism in Mazandaran: Peaceful Coexistence With Persian by Maryam Borjian, Columbia University, Page 66. Online Access: ()〕 Most Mazanderani people live on the southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea. Many of them live as farmers and fishermen.〔 The Mazanderani are closely related to the neighbouring Gilaki people as well as Caucasian peoples (e.g. the Georgians, Armenians, and Azerbaijanis).〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Mazanderani and Gilaki groups fall inside a major cluster consisting of populations from the Caucasus and West Asia and are particularly close to the South Caucasus groups—Georgians, Armenians, and Azerbaijanians )〕〔Iran, Encarta Encyclopedia (Iran ). (Archived ) 2009-10-31.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mazanderani people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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