Editing Shiraz (section)

===Ethnicity===
The majority of the population are [[Persians|Persian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Iran.html|title=Iran – City Population – Cities, Towns & Provinces – Statistics & Map|publisher=Citypopulation.de|date=3 November 2010|access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref> Most of the population of Shiraz are [[Muslim]]. Shiraz also was home to a 20,000-strong [[Iranian Jews|Jewish community]], although most emigrated to the United States and [[Israel]] in the latter half of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article273178.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712194617/http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article273178.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2012|work=The Independent|location=London|title=Jews accused of spying are pawns in Iran power struggle|first=Justin |last=Huggler|date=4 June 2000|access-date=23 May 2010}}</ref> Along with [[Tehran]] and [[Isfahan]], Shiraz is one of the handful of Iranian cities with a sizable Jewish population and more than one active synagogue. Shiraz also has a significant [[Baháʼí Faith]] population, the largest in the country after Tehran. There are currently two functioning churches in Shiraz, one [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian]] and the other [[Anglicanism|Anglican]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,,1674164,00.html|work=The Guardian|location=London|title=Bearing the cross|first=Robert|last=Tait|date=27 December 2005|access-date=23 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/monuments/historical_churches_iran.php|title=Iranian Monuments: Historical Churches in Iran|publisher=Iranchamber.com|access-date=5 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042641/http://www.iranchamber.com/monuments/historical_churches_iran.php|archive-date=2011-06-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{clear}}