Ethnic Groups in SWA Versión en línea Compare the three main ethnic groups in SWA. por Aaron Stinson 1 Arabs 2 Kurds 3 Persians Language - Arabic Location in SWA - Distributed throughout the region Dominant religion - 90% are Muslim Other Facts - Two main branches of religion are Sunni and Shia Main Language - Kurdish, language related to Persian Where do they live? - Northern Iraq and Turkey, and Syria in a mountainous region. Religion - Sunni Muslim This ethnic group has no official homeland, a is seeking to establish Kurdistan. Language - Farsi Where do they Live - Iran Dominant Religion - Shia Muslim Other Facts - Farsi is one of the oldest languages in the world.