Indigenous peoples of Asia
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The indigenous peoples of Asia are the various groups identified as indigenous peoples within the region, as per the modern definition of that term.
The vast regions of Asia contain the majority of the world's present-day indigenous populations, about 70% according to IGWIA figures.
The most substantial populations are in India, which constitutionally recognises a range of "Scheduled Tribes" within its borders. These various peoples (collectively referred to as Adivasis, or tribal peoples) number about 68 million (1991 census figures, approximately 8% of the total national population).Indigenous people of Sri Lanka are named Wanniyala-Aetto, they have been inhabiting the island nation since 18000 BC.
Indigenous peoples of Iran include the Bakhtiari, Kurds, Laks, Lurs, and Qashqai. The Kurds are also indigenous to areas of the geocultural region of Kurdistan outside Iran, which includes parts of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The Lurs also inhabit parts of Iraq close to the Iranian border with the province of Lorestan and Ilam.
