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The Zargari people are a Muslim Romani ethnic group that live in Zargar, in northwestern Iran.[1] They speak Zargari Romani, a distinct dialect of Balkan Romani most closely related to dialects historically spoken in Rumelia.
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| Zargar, Qazvin, Iran | |
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| Shia Islam | |
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| Muslim Romani people |
Historical documentation of Zargari origins is lacking, but one seemingly accurate tradition traces their origins to three goldsmith brothers,[2] (Persian: زرگر, zargar), who migrated from the Ottoman region of Rumelia to Maritsa Valley, in present-day south Bulgaria, and subsequently to Ottoman Damascus, from where they were brought to Shiraz as hostages during the reign of Nader Shah (1736–1747) and given pasture lands as a reward for their skills.[3]
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