Sistani Persian people or Sistanis are a Persian speaking ethnic group who primarily inhabit Sistan

Sistan

Sīstān is a border region in eastern Iran , southwestern Afghanistan and northern tip of Southwestern Pakistan .-Etymology:...

 in southeastern Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

.They live in the northern part of Sistan and Balouchistan province, where they form a minority after Baluchis. Since recent decades many also have migrated to other parts of Iran such as Tehran

Tehran Province

Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....

 and Golestan province

Golestan Province

Golestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan....

s in northern Iran.The largest city of Sistan region is Zabol

Zabol

Zabol is a city in and the capital of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Zabol lies on the border with both Afghanistan and Pakistan. At the 2006 census, its population was 130,642, in 27,867 families....

.Sistanis speak a dialect of Persian known as Zaboli

Zaboli

Zaboli is a city in and the capital of Zaboli County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,672, in 1,560 families....

 or sistani.

Sistani Persians are Shia Muslims, in contrast to Baluchis who are Sunnis.The Iranian Shia cleric Ayatollah Sistani is originally from Sistan.