Iranians in Qatar

{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Iranians in Qatar

| native_name = Qatari Persians
{{Nobold|{{lang|ar| عجم القطر/فرس القطر}} {{in lang|ar}}
{{lang|fa|پارس‌های قطر/ایرانیان قطر}} {{in lang|fa}}}}

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| popplace = Doha

| langs = Persian Lari language{{·}}Persian

| rels = Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam

| related = Iranian diaspora (Iranians of UAEAjam of Bahrain • Ajam of Qatar • Ajam of Iraq'Ajam of KuwaitIranians of CanadaIranians of AmericaIranians of UKIranians of GermanyIranians of IsraelIranians in Turkey){{Break}}{{Break}}Iranian Peoples (Lurs, Achomis, Baluchs, Kurds, Iranian Azeris), Turkic peoples (Qashqai, Azerbaijanis), Huwala

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Iranians in Qatar or Qatari Persians accounts for some 30,000 people of the Iranian diaspora.{{Cite web|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/ghotbi/?src=twrhp|title = Iran's Ghotbi Speaks ... In English|date = 10 January 2011}}

In 1908 the Qatar population was numbered at 27,000. Out of 27,000 inhabitants there were 425 Iranian boat builders. By the year 1930 the number of Iranians were increased to 5000, an increase of 20% in the population.

==See also==

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{{Iranian diaspora}}

{{Immigration to Qatar}}

{{Demographics of Qatar}}

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