Which country is Iran closest to?

**~~Borealis~~** · 01-07-2019, 01:12 AM

Afghanistan and Azerbaijan equally.

**Babak** · 01-07-2019, 01:15 AM

Yep, azerbaijan and afghanistan.

**~~Fibonacci~~** · 01-07-2019, 01:17 AM

Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. Tajikistan is probably closer because they happen to be more secular and non islamized like most afghans are. The speak the same language and practice the same culture if Islam was left out

**StonyArabia** · 01-07-2019, 01:17 AM

Azerbaijan and Afghanistan, and possibly Tajikistan. Azerbaijan shares more links to Iran than Afghanistan, but Afghanistan comes close. Outside of these area probably Southern Lebanon Jebal Amal

**Babak** · 01-07-2019, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Fibonacci

Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. Tajikistan is probably closer because they happen to be more secular and non islamized like most afghans are. The speak the same languages and practice the same culture if Islam was left out

Actually azerbaijan is probably the closest to Iran in terms of everything except for language. Tajiks may speak the same language, but they are culturally a lot more similiar to pashtuns.

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**Khamzat** · 01-07-2019, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Babak

Actually azerbaijan is probably the closest to Iran in terms of everything except for language. Tajiks may speak the same language, but they are culturally a lot more similiar to pashtuns.

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Can Iranians tell Afghans and Iranians apart in Iran or do the afghan refugees blend in there?

**Babak** · 01-07-2019, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by Kimbo

Can Iranians tell Afghans and Iranians apart in Iran or do the afghan refugees blend in there?

They can tell them apart. Most afghan refugees are hazaras.

**Khamzat** · 01-07-2019, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by Babak

They can tell them apart. Most afghan refugees are hazaras.

What about Pashtun and Tajik ones?

**Babak** · 01-07-2019, 01:29 AM

Originally Posted by Kimbo

What about Pashtun and Tajik ones?

Theres barely any of them, but they can't tell them apart.

**~~Fibonacci~~** · 01-07-2019, 01:29 AM

Originally Posted by Kimbo

Can Iranians tell Afghans and Iranians apart in Iran or do the afghan refugees blend in there?

Afghans are known to be treated like shit in Iran. They are recognized easily. On average afghans do differ from Iranians appearance wise. Hazaras even more. Based on my experience, afghans have a most robust and archaic Iranic look than Iranians. The Persians from Fars don't look the same as the Persian speaking population in Afghanistan. But they overlap