Little Persia, Los Angeles, California
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Little Persia in Westwood, Los Angeles, California refers to the stretch of Westwood Boulevard between Pico and Wilshire Boulevards. This area is filled with Persian (Iranian) businesses and restaurants. It is the center of the large Persian community in Los Angeles, most of which live on the West Side.
Large concentrations of Persians live in Westwood and nearby in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and the San Fernando Valley. An NPR report recently put the Persian population of Beverly Hills as high as 20% of the total population.[1]
The far more commonly used term for the region is Tehrangeles.
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