The peoples of the Iranian group of the Indo-European language family.

The peoples of the Iranian group are one of the most common in the Indo-European language family. In ancient times, they lived in territories from Eastern Siberia to Europe. This family included such famous peoples as the Scythians, Baluchis, Saks, Persians, Kurds, Ossetians living in the territory of the Russian Federation now, as well as Tajiks, Afghans and many others.
In addition to this, this family includes the disappeared Parthians who created a huge empire, the Medes, who belonged to one of the most powerful states of the Ancient World, the Bactrians, etc.