Kurdish tribes
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Kurdish tribes of Kurdistan consist of:
- Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
- Sheylanli tribeSheylanli tribeSheylanli tribe is a Kurdish tribe who lived in the Sheylanli village, Lachin, until it was occupied by Armenian troops.Since then as the victim of the war, an internally displaced persons, Sheylanlis were fled to the Aghjabadi Rayon, Azerbaijan....
- West Azarbaijan ProvinceWest Azarbaijan ProvinceWest Azerbaijan Province or West Azarbaijan Province , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the North West of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Nakhchivan, and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan....
: - Jalali
- MilanMilan tribeThe Milans are a Kurdish tribe that lives in Kurdistan, the northern regions of West Azarbaijan Province in Iran, around Maku, south of Aras river. They are neighbours of Jalali Kurds. The population is about five million. The Milan tribe consists of seven main tribes and of 65 tribals. Mir...
- Haydaran
- DonboliDonboliDonboli was a tribal group that mainly inhabited the West Azarbaijan Province of Iran.The tribe was founded in the 7th Century...
- korahsuni
- ShekakShekakShekak is considered as the largest among all the Kurdish tribes in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran and the adjacent area of Turkey. This large tribe lives around the city of Maku and south as far as Urmia. They speak the Kurmanji dialect of the Kurdish language,...
- HerkiHerkiHerki is the second largest tribe in Kurdistan after Jaff. The largest part of this tribe live in Iraqi Kurdistan, and a significant number live in Iranian Kurdistan and also some large communities in Turkish Kurdistan.-Sub-tribes:...
- Bagzâdah
- Zerzâ
- Pirân
- Pizhdar
- Mâmash
- MangurMangurMangur is one of the largest Kurdish tribes of Eastern Kurdistan.They live in the district and cities of Piranshahr to Mahabad.There are about 170 villages of Mangur tribe and these villages stretch to the Iraqi Kurdistan to the city of Qaladiza and Pizhdar area.This tribe consists of 32 families...
- Mokri
- Dehbokri
- GowrâgGowrâgGowrâg is one of the Kurdish tribes of west Azerbaijan province in Iran. This tribe resides around the city of Sardasht....
- Malkari
- SuseniSuseni tribeThe Susiana tribe governed their own Kurdish state under the name "Haltamti" until the 6th century BC.The Susiana tribe originated from the town of Susa, which was founded about 4000 BC...
- Feizollah beigi
- Kurdistan ProvinceKurdistan ProvinceKurdistan Province or Kordestan Province or Kurdestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, not to be confused with the greater geographical area of Iranian Kurdistan. The province of Kurdistan is 28,817 km² in area which encompasses just one-fourth of the Kurdish inhabited areas of Iran or...
: - Doski
- Sarshew
- Tilakui
- Sursuri
- Gashki
- Bashuki
- Kermanshah provinceKermanshah ProvinceKermanshah 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:...
: - Kalhor
- ZanganaZanganaThe Zangana are a branch of southern Kurds and a tribal confederation of the Shabaks of Northern Iraq. They have historically lived southeast of Kirkuk and near Khanaqin. and Kifri. Alternatively, they have been associated with the Sulaymaniyah area. There are also Zanganas around Kirmanshah....
- SanjâbiSanjâbiThe Sanjâbi people are one of the biggest Kurdish tribes in Zagros area .The Sanjabi dialect is a branch of southern Kurdish language family....
- Guran
- JaffJaff (people)The Jaff people . are one of the biggest Kurdish tribes, if not the biggest, native to the Zagros area, which is presently divided between Iran and Iraq. The Jaff dialect is part of Sorani, a south-southeastern branch of Kurdish language family...
- BajalanBajalanThe Bajalan people also called Bazhalan, Bajarwan and Bajlan are a Kurdish tribe in Iraqi Kurdistan. However, they also have sub-groups in Turkey, Iran and Armenia.- History :...
- Qalkhâni
- Sharaf bayani
- Ilam provinceIlam ProvinceIlam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...
: - Arkawâzi
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- Badrei (Ali SherwanAli SherwanBeyrey is one of the largest Kurdish tribes of Ilam Province in Iran. According to the elders of the tribe,this tribe has been branched from Kurdish tribe of Sanjâbi in Kermanshah province. It consists of different clans and families : Ali sherwan which includes: Hiar wandi , Dara wandi, Safar...
) - Malek Shahi
- Shuhan
- Khezel
- KalhorKalhorKalhor , also spelled as Kalhur, may refer to the following:*Kalhor, a Kurdish tribe in the Kermanshah province*Kayhan Kalhor*Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalhor...
(Eyvani) - Deh Balai
- Luristan province
- Biranavand
- Dilfan
- KakavandKakavandThe Kakavand are a Laki speaking Yarsan tribe.- History :The Kakavandi tribe have very close relations with the Jalilavand 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...
- JalilavandJalilavandJalilavand 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...
- ZandZandZand may refer to:* Zand tribe* the Lur Zand dynasty * Zand District, an administrative subdivision of Iran-See also:* Zend-Avesta or Zand-Avesta: the commentaries on primary sacred texts of Zoroastrianism...
- Mazandaran provinceMazandaran ProvinceMazandaran Province is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. Located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it is bordered clockwise by the Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan provinces....
: - Modânlu
- Khâjevand
- Abdul Maleki
- Gilan provinceGilan ProvinceGilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....
: - AmârluAmarluAmarlu District is a district in Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,970, in 2,350 families. The District has one city: Jirandeh.-Tribes:...
- RiŠvand
- Khorasan province:
- Zaferânlu
- Shâdlu
- Topkânlu
- Sewkânlu
- Qahramânlu