Kakavand
Encyclopedia
The Kakavand are a Laki
speaking Yarsan
tribe.
tribe, they share many of same history and both have close ties to the Zand tribe
. The Kakavandi people are believed to orginate in Kudesht, Lorestan. It can also be said that they could have branched off of Jalilavand tribe or Zand tribe. They are very well known to populate the Hersin city of Kermanshah where they mirgated into during the Shah Abbas era. If not largest, they are one of the largest Laki tribes.
, a city in the Kermanshah province
, also reside in Koohdasht
, Lorestan along with other Laki speaking tribes like Jalilavand
, Delfan. And in small numbers in Qazvin
.
Laki language
Laki is a Northwestern Iranian language. Although it is usually grouped with Southern Kurdish dialects, Ethnologue classifies it as a fourth subgroup of Kurdish....
speaking Yarsan
Ahl-e Haqq
The Ahl-e Haqq or Yârsân , are members of a religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of members is estimated at around 1,000,000, primarily found in western Iran and Iraq, mostly ethnic Kurds and Laks, though there are also smaller groups of Luri,...
tribe.
History
The Kakavandi tribe have very close relations with the JalilavandJalilavand
Jalilavand is one of the older Laki speaking tribes in Iran.- History :Its people can trace their roots back to the Zand dynasty, where they lived in its capital of Shiraz...
tribe, they share many of same history and both have close ties to the Zand tribe
Zand tribe
The Zand tribe are a tribe of Fayli of Lorestan, most known for their member, Muhammad Karim Khan Zand, who become the Regent of Southern Persia for Ismail III in 1750. After Zand's death in 1779, internal conflicts for his succession resulted in a weakening of the dynasty, ending with the defeat...
. The Kakavandi people are believed to orginate in Kudesht, Lorestan. It can also be said that they could have branched off of Jalilavand tribe or Zand tribe. They are very well known to populate the Hersin city of Kermanshah where they mirgated into during the Shah Abbas era. If not largest, they are one of the largest Laki tribes.
Location
They mainly reside in HarsinHarsin County
Harsin County is a county in Kermanshah Province in western Iran. The capital of the county is Harsin. The county is bounded to the north by Sahneh County, to the south by Khorramabad County in Lorestan Province, to the east by Nahavand County in Hamadan Province and to the west by Kermanshah...
, a city in the Kermanshah province
Kermanshah Province
Kermanshah Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran.-Counties:...
, also reside in Koohdasht
Koohdasht
Kuhdasht is a city in and capital of Kuhdasht County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 85,519, in 18,087 families....
, Lorestan along with other Laki speaking tribes like Jalilavand
Jalilavand
Jalilavand is one of the older Laki speaking tribes in Iran.- History :Its people can trace their roots back to the Zand dynasty, where they lived in its capital of Shiraz...
, Delfan. And in small numbers in Qazvin
Qazvin
Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
.