Iron people
The Irons (Iron dialect: Ирон - Iron, pl.: Ирæттæ, Ирон адæм - Irættæ, Iron adæm) are a subgroup of the Ossetians. They speak the Iron dialect of the Eastern Iranian Ossetian language. The majority of Irons profess Russian Orthodoxy. While the Uatsdin faith has also been preserved by a minority of Irons, and a small minority of Irons also profess Sunni Islam, mainly in the lowland villages of North Ossetia.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. 200,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia
| est. 100,000 |
 Turkey | unknown |
 Syria | unknown |
| Languages | |
| Ossetian: Iron | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Orthodox Christianity Minority: Uatsdin Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Digor people | |
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