Lar, Iran

For other meanings of Lar please see the disambiguation page

Lar (لار) is a city in Iran, in the Fars province (and is also the name of a district in Tehran province of Iran). It had an estimated population of 66,377 in 2005.[link]

The people of Lar are Shia, and were traditionally wealthy, hence many of them have now emigrated to the UAE and other parts of the Persian Gulf such as Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, working in grocery, trade, and other professions.

The Persian dialect of Lar has been influenced by the Arabic language.

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