Tehrangeles

E237489

ethnic enclave nickname

Tehrangeles is the informal name for the large Iranian American enclave in Los Angeles, known for its dense concentration of Persian businesses, culture, and community life.

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Label	Occurrences
Tehrangeles canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic enclave ⓘ nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Little Persia ⓘ
associatedWith	Iranian Revolution ⓘ surface form: Iranian Revolution of 1979
countryOfEnclave	Iran ⓘ
culturalRole	center of Iranian diaspora culture in the United States ⓘ hub for Iranian satellite TV production and distribution ⓘ hub for Persian pop culture ⓘ
demographicFeature	large Iranian diaspora population ⓘ significant Jewish Iranian community ⓘ
economicRole	cluster of Iranian-owned small businesses ⓘ
ethnicCommunity	Iranian American ⓘ Persian American ⓘ
etymology	blend of Tehran and Los Angeles ⓘ
growthLinkedTo	post-1979 Iranian immigration ⓘ
hasBusinessType	Iranian legal and immigration services ⓘ Iranian medical and dental practices ⓘ Persian bookstores and music shops ⓘ Persian rug stores ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent	Mehregan ⓘ surface form: Mehregan celebrations Nowruz celebrations ⓘ
hasNotableArea	Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Beverly Hills vicinity Pico-Robertson ⓘ Westwood ⓘ Westwood Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	Persian cuisine scene in Los Angeles ⓘ Persian fashion and jewelry markets in Los Angeles ⓘ Persian music scene in Los Angeles ⓘ
knownFor	Iranian media outlets ⓘ Iranian restaurants ⓘ Iranian-owned retail shops ⓘ Persian bakeries ⓘ Persian cultural centers ⓘ Persian grocery stores ⓘ Persian-language signage ⓘ dense concentration of Persian businesses ⓘ
languageCommonlySpoken	English ⓘ Persian ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mediaRepresentation	featured in documentaries about Iranian Americans ⓘ referenced in discussions of Los Angeles ethnic neighborhoods ⓘ
nicknameOf	Iranian enclave in Los Angeles ⓘ
religiousDiversity	Christian Iranians ⓘ Persian Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish Iranians Muslim Iranians ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iranian American → majorSettlement → Tehrangeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Iranian Americans