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Wikipedia: Tehrangeles is a portmanteau deriving from the combination of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and Los Angeles. It is used when referring to the large number (estimates range from 750,000 to 1,050,000) of former Iranian nationals and their descendants residing in the Los Angeles metropolitan area; it is the largest such population outside of Iran. In common usage, it usually refers to the proportionally larger Persian-American subset of Iranian immigrants, many of whom are second generation citizens.
![[Persian shops along Westwood Boulevard in South Westwood]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tehrangelesstore_s.jpg "Persian shops along Westwood Boulevard in South Westwood")
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