The following is a list of

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

s of

Kurdish people ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...

, an Iranic ethnic group from the geo-cultural region of

Kurdistan Kurdistan ( ku, کوردستان ,Kurdistan ; lit. "land of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languag ...

in Western Asia.

Iraq

Baghdad Governorate

The following tribes are present in Baghdad Governorate: * Feyli tribe

Diyala Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Diyala Governorate Diyala Governorate ( ar, محافظة ديالى ) or Diyala Province is a governorate in central-eastern Iraq. Provincial government *Governor: Muthana al-Timimi *Deputy Governor: Mohammed Jassim al-Jubouri Council Geography Diyala Gov ...

: * Bajalan tribe *Biban tribe *Dilo tribe * Feyli tribe * Hamawand tribe * Jaff tribe *Kaganlu tribe *Kaka'i tribe ( Yarsanism) *Kakevar tribe * Kalhor tribe *Leylani tribe *Mamhajan tribe *Palani tribe *Qarah Alush tribe *

Suramiri Suramiri ( ku, سورەمەیری), or Sorkheh Mehri ( fa, سرخه مهری), is a Kurdish tribe living in western and southwestern Iran, as well as parts of eastern Iraq. History Suramiri is short for Sorkheh Mehri, which means "a red-haired le ...

* Şêxbizin tribe *Tilishani tribe *Umarmil tribe *Zargush tribe * Zand tribe * Zangana tribe

Dohuk Governorate

The following tribes are present in Dohuk Governorate: *Babiri tribe *Bamernî tribe * Barzani tribe *Basidkî tribe (

Yezidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The ma ...

) *Berwari tribe *Belesinî tribe (Yezidi) *Birîmenî tribe (Yezidi) *Dina tribe (Yezidi) *Dinnadi tribe (Yezidi) *Kochar tribe *Dolamarî tribe *Doski tribe *Dumilî tribe (Yezidi) *Ertuşi tribe *Guli tribe *Hewêrî tribe (Yezidi) *Hekarî tribe (Yezidi) *Heraqî tribe (Yezidi) *Mamûsî tribe (Yezidi) *Mamesh tribe *Misûsan tribe (Yezidi) * Mizûrî tribe *Nerwa tribe *Pêdayî tribe (Yezidi) *Qaîdî tribe (Yezidi) *Qirnayî tribe (Yezidi) *Rêkanî tribe *Rûbanistî tribe (Yezidi) *Sharafani tribe *Sindî tribe *Sipna tribe *Silêvanî tribe *Sûrçî tribe *Tirk tribe (Yezidi) *Tovi/Tuvi/Toviye tribe *Xaltî tribe (Yezidi) *Xetarî tribe (Yezidi) *Zêbarî tribe

Erbil Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Erbil Governorate ku, پارێزگای ھەولێر , other_name = , image_skyline = Collage_of_Hawler_-_Erbil_Governorate.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Clockwise, from top: ...

: *

Balak Balak ( ''Bālāq'') was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelite community. On ...

tribe *Ako tribe * Barzani tribe *Barzinji tribe *Bilbas tribe *Bradost tribe *Dizayee tribe *Dolamari tribe * Gerdi *Haruti tribe *

Herki Herki, also spelled Harki () is a large tribe in Kurdistan. The largest part of this tribe live in Iraqi Kurdistan and a significant number live in Iranian Kurdistan. They are also found in Northern Kurdistan. Sub-tribes The Herkis are divided ...

tribe *Kawani tribe *Khailani tribe * Khoshnaw tribe *Mantik tribe *Nanakali tribe *Shwan tribe *Siani tribe *Siyan tribe *Surchi tribe *Zarari tribe *Zebari tribe

Halabja Governorate

* Jaff tribe

Kirkuk Governorate

The following tribes are present in Kirkuk Governorate: *Amarmel tribe *Barzinji tribe *Biban tribe *Dilo tribe * Hamawand tribe *Jibari tribe *Kaka'i tribe ( Yarsanism) *Salehi tribe * Siyan tribe *Sharafbayani tribe *Shuhan tribe *Talabani tribe * Zangana tribe

Nineveh Governorate

The following tribes and confederations are present in

Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ckb, پارێزگای نەینەوا, Parêzgeha Neynewa), also known as Ninawa Governorate, is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an ...

Xorkan Tribal Confederation (Yezidi)

*Aldexî tribe *Adiyan tribe *Aldîn tribe *Bekran tribe *Cefrî tribe *Çêlkan tribe *Dilkan tribe *Heskan tribe *Hewîrî tribe *Helîqî tribe *Kurkurka tribe *Mendikan tribe *Mûsanî tribe *Mehirkan tribe *Musqora tribe *Mala Bakê tribe *Qîçkan tribe *Qîranî tribe *Reshkan tribe *Simûqî tribe *Sherqiyan tribe *Shehwanî tribe

Cuwana Tribal Confederation (Yezidi)

*Aqosî tribe *Bekira tribe *Çûkan tribe *Dilkan tribe *Emeran tribe *Hebaban/Hebabat tribe *Howêrî tribe *Hilêqî tribe *Heskan tribe *Kizan tribe *Korkorkî tribe *Mashekî tribe *Mihirkan tribe *Xinan tribe *Mala Xalitê tribe *Miskora tribe *Qîçikan tribe *Hesenî tribe *Nukrî tribe *Eldinan tribe *Usivan tribe *Xosî tribe *Elî Sorka tribe *Xifshan tribe

Other

* Bajalan tribe *Duchi tribe *Fuqarah tribe (Yezidi) *Gergeri tribe *Hasenan tribe *Kaka'i tribe ( Yarsanism) *Kiran tribe

Saladin Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Saladin Governorate The Saladin or Salah Al-Din Governorate ( ar, محافظة صلاح الدين) is one of Iraq's 19 governorates, north of Baghdad. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,042,200 people in 2003. It is made up of 8 districts, with ...

: *Kaka'i tribe ( Yarsanism)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Sulaymaniyah Governorate ar, محافظة السليمانية , other_name = , settlement_type = Governorate , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = Clockwise, from ...

: * Ardalan tribe * Bajalan tribe *Barzinji tribe * Chegini tribe * Guran tribe * Hamawand tribe * Jaff tribe *Jibari tribe * Kalhor tribe * Mangur tribe *Shwan tribe * Zangana tribe

Wasit Governorate

The following tribes are present in Wasit Governorate: * Feyli tribe

Iran

Ardabil Province

The following tribes are present in Ardabil Province: *Delikan tribe *Qolugjan tribe *Shatran tribe

East Azerbaijan Province

The following tribes are present in

East Azerbaijan Province East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...

: * Chalabianlu tribe *

Mohammad Khanlu Mohammad Khanlu (Moḥammad-Ḵānlū) ( محمد خانلو) is one of the six major Tribes of Arasbaran. It is a Turkicized Kurdish tribe dwelling for the most part in the Arasbaran region, in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its summer quar ...

tribe * Shaqaqi tribe

Fars Province

The following tribes are present in Fars Province: * Chegini tribe *

Kordshuli The Kordshuli tribe () is a nomadic and pastoral A pastoral lifestyle is that of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. It lends its name to a genre of ...

tribe *

Kuruni Kuruni (also: Curuni and Coeroeni) is a village in the Coeroeni resort in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is inhabited by indigenous people of the Tiriyó tribe. The inhabitants are of the subgroup Aramayana or the Bee people. O ...

tribe *Lashani tribe *Uriad tribe * Zangana tribe

Gilan Province

The following tribes are present in Gilan Province: *Amar tribe * Reşwan tribe

Hamadan Province

The following tribes are present in Hamadan Province: *Chahardoli tribe *Falak al-Din tribe *Ghiasvand tribe *Jalilvand tribe *Kakavand tribe *Musavand tribe *Torkashvand tribe * Zand tribe *Zola tribe

Ilam Province

The following tribes are present in Ilam Province: * Arkavazi tribe *Badreh tribe *Balavand/Zardalan tribe *Beyrey/Ali Sherwan tribe *Dehbalai tribe *Dilfan tribe *Eyvan tribe * Feyli tribe * Kalhor tribe *Khezel tribe *Kolivand tribe * Malekshahi tribe *Rizehvand tribe *Shuhan tribe

Kermanshah Province

The following tribes are present in Kermanshah Province: *Ahmedvand tribe * Bajalan tribe *Bajulvand tribe *Balvand tribe *Dinarvand tribe *Ghiasvand tribe * Guran tribe *Hulilan tribe * Jaff tribe *Jalilvand tribe * Kakavand tribe * Kalhor tribe *Karam Alivand tribe *Kerindi tribe *Khalvand tribe *Kolya'i tribe *

tribe *Mafivand tribe *Namivand tribe *Nanakuli tribe *Osmanvand tribe *Payirvand tribe *Qalavand tribe * Sanjâbi tribe *Shabankara tribe *Sharafbayani tribe *Torkashvand tribe * Zangana tribe *Zola tribe

Khorasan Provinces

The following tribes are present in North Khorasan Province and Razavi Khorasan Province: *Amar tribe *Baçvan tribe *Badlan tribe *Berivan tribe *Bicervan tribe *Çapeş tribe *Davan tribe *Hamazkan tribe *Izan tribe *Keyvan tribe *Mamyan tribe *Mastyan tribe *Mozdegan tribe *Palokan tribe *Qaçkan tribe *Qarabas tribe *Qaraçur tribe *Qaraman tribe * Reşwan tribe *Rudkan tribe *Sevkan tribe *Silsepuran tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şeyhkan tribe *Şirvan tribe *Torosan tribe *Tukan tribe *Zafaran tribe *Zangalan tribe *Zaraqkan tribe *Zardkan tribe *Zeydan tribe

Kurdistan Province

The following tribes are present in Kurdistan Province: * Ardalan tribe *Kabudvand tribe *Khajevand tribe * Jaff tribe *Mukri tribe *Sarshiv tribe *Tilaku'i tribe * Zarrin-Kafsh tribe

Lorestan Province

The following tribes are present in Lorestan Province: *Adinevand tribe *Ahmedvand tribe *Amrayi tribe *Azadbakht tribe *Baharvand tribe * Chegini tribe *Dalvand tribe *Dilfan tribe * Feyli tribe (refugee camp) *Geravand tribe *Ghiasvand tribe *Hasanvand tribe *Itivand tribe *Jalilavand tribe *Jomur tribe * Kakavand tribe *Kolivand tribe *Kushki tribe *Mirvand tribe *Mumiavand tribe *Musavand tribe *Nurali tribe *Padarvand tribe *Romanvand tribe *Shahivand tribe *Tarkhan tribe *Yousefvand tribe

Mazandaran Province

The following tribes are present in Mazandaran Province: *Dilfan tribe *Khajevand tribe * Jahanbeglu tribe * Modan tribe

Qazvin Province

The following tribes are present in Qazvin Province: *Amar tribe *Jalilavand tribe * Reşwan tribe

Tehran Province

The following tribes are present in Tehran Province: * Pazooka tribe

West Azerbaijan Province

The following tribes are present in West Azerbaijan Province: *Bagzâdah tribe *Bradost tribe *Chahardoli tribe *Dehbokri tribe * Donboli tribe *Fayzallahbey tribe *

Gewirk Gewirk ( fa, گورک, ckb, گەورک), also known as the "Gawerk" or "Gewrek", are a Kurdish tribe inhabiting areas of modern-day Iran, Iraq and Turkey. The people of the Gewirk tribe mainly inhabit the following cities of Iran: Urmia, Sarda ...

tribe *Haydaran tribe *

tribe * Jalali tribe *Malkari tribe *Mamash tribe * Mangur tribe *

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

tribe *Mokri tribe *Musilyan tribe * Piran tribe * Shekak tribe *Suseni tribe *Zafaran/Zaxuran tribe *Zerza tribe

Syria

Al-Hasakah and Raqqa Governorates

The following tribes are present in

Al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Hasakah Governorate ( ar, محافظة الحسكة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, ku, Parêzgeha Hesekê}, syc, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as syc, ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates (pro ...

and

Raqqa Governorate Raqqa Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة الرقة, Muḥāfaẓat ar-Raqqah) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in the north of the country and covers an area of 19,618 km2. The capital is Raqqa. The Islamic State ...

: *Abajani tribe (Yezidi) *Abasan tribe *Adiya tribe (Yezidi) *Afshi tribe (Yezidi) *Aliyan tribe *Aşitan tribe *Bahcolan tribe (

) *Berazi tribe *Daqoran tribe *Dasikan tribe (Yezidi) *Dazwani tribe *Dina tribe (Yezidi) *Dorkan tribe *Efshan tribe (Yezidi) *Gabara tribe *Hasenan tribe *Hawna tribe *Heverkan tribe *Jabia tribe *Kafnasa tribe (Yezidi) *Ketikan tribe *Khalta tribe (Yezidi) *Kikan tribe *Kiwakhi tribe (Yezidi) *Koçer tribe *Mahlami tribe *Mahoka tribe (Yezidi) *Marsini tribe *Mihirkan tribe (Yezidi) *

tribe *

Miran Miran may refer to: Places * Miran (Xinjiang), an ancient oasis town in Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, southeastern Xinjiang, western China * Miran fort, a ruined defensive structure built by the Tibetan Empire, located ...

tribe *Nimrdani tribe (Yezidi) *Omerkan tribe *Omeriyan tribe *Pinar Eliya tribe *Semoqa tribe (Yezidi) *Shifaqta tribe (Yezidi) *Sharqi tribe (Yezidi) *Şêxan tribe *Taqa tribe (Yezidi)

Aleppo Governorate

The following tribes are present in Aleppo Governorate: *Amkan tribe *Berazi tribe *Biyan tribe *Çêlka tribe (Yezidi) *Cûmiyan tribe *Dawudiya tribe (Yezidi) *Dimili tribe *Dinadi tribe (

) *Heyştiyan tribe *Qopani tribe (Yezidi) * Reşwan tribe *Reşkan tribe (Yezidi) *Rûbariyan tribe *Sheriqan tribe (Yezidi) *Şêxan tribe *Xaltî tribe (Yezidi) *Xastiyan tribe *Xerzan tribe

Turkey

Adıyaman Province

The following tribes are present in

Adıyaman Province Adıyaman Province ( tr, , ku, ) is a province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The capital is Adıyaman. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. Adıyaman Province was part of the ...

: *Alikan tribe *Atman tribe *Balyan tribe *Belikan tribe *Bêzikan tribe *Birîmşa tribe *Bîstikan tribe *Canbegan tribe *Cêlikan tribe *Dêrsimî tribe *Dirêjan tribe *Gewozî tribe *Hevêdan tribe *Heyderan tribe *Hûriyan tribe *Izol tribe *Kawan tribe *Kerdizan tribe *Kîkan tribe *Kirvar tribe *Mirdesan tribe *Molikan tribe *Mukriyan tribe *Pîrvan tribe * Reşwan tribe *Şavak tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Sînanka tribe * Şêxbizin tribe *Teşikan tribe *Ziran tribe

Ağrı Province

The following tribes are present in

Ağrı Province The Ağrı Province ( tr, Ağrı ili, ku, Parêzgeha Agiriyê) is a province in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars to the north, Erzurum to the northwest, Muş and Bitlis to the southwest, Van to the south, and Iğdır to the n ...

and are all

Shafi'i The Shafii ( ar, شَافِعِي, translit=Shāfiʿī, also spelled Shafei) school, also known as Madhhab al-Shāfiʿī, is one of the four major traditional schools of religious law (madhhab) in the Sunnī branch of Islam. It was founded by ...

: *Berjeri tribe * Jalali tribe *Hasenan tribe *Haydaran tribe *Memani tribe *Zilan tribe

Aksaray Province

The following tribes are present in

Aksaray Province Aksaray Province ( tr, ) is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. It covers an area of . The provincial capital is ...

: *Ekecik/Keşan tribe * Reşwan tribe

Ankara Province

The following tribes are present in Ankara Province: *Atman tribe *Davdan tribe *Canbegan tribe *Bezikan tribe *Biliki tribe *Hecibi tribe *Kîkan tribe *Modan tribe * Reşwan tribe *Sawiki tribe *Şêxan tribe * Şexbizin tribe *Rutan tribe *Têrikan tribe *Zirkan tribe

Ardahan Province

The following tribes are present in

Ardahan Province Ardahan Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Erdêxanê, ) is a province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia and Armenia. The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan. Demographics With 94,932 inhabitants in 2021, Ardahan was the third ...

: *Bezikan tribe *Cemaldînî tribe *Kaskan tribe *Sipkan tribe *Pîrebadî tribe *Zîlan tribe

Batman Province

The following tribes are present in Batman Province: *Alikan tribe *Barava/Derhawî tribe *Bekiran tribe *Bozikan tribe *Celali tribe *Daşi tribe *Dermemikan tribe *Etmanekî tribe *Habezbenî tribe *Hesar tribe *Kercoz tribe *Remman tribe *Reşkotan tribe *Seyyid tribe *Sinikan tribe *Timok tribe *Xiyan tribe *Zilan tribe

Bingöl Province

The following tribes are present in

Bingöl Province Bingöl Province ( tr, , lit=province of a thousand lakes, '' ku, Parêzgeha Çewlîg'', ) is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was known as Çapakçur Province (from ) until 1945 when it was renamed as Bingöl province. It ...

: *Abdalan tribe *Axmur tribe *Az tribe *Began tribe *Bekiran tribe *Beritan tribe *Bilice tribe *Botikan tribe *Canbegan tribe *Cibran tribe *Çolemêrgan tribe *Cunan tribe *Çanmerik tribe *Çarekan tribe *Çikan tribe *Emeran tribe *Giransor tribe *Gokdere tribe *Hasenan tribe *Izol tribe *Karsan tribe *Karabaş tribe *Kimsor tribe *Kubat tribe *Kurêşan tribe *Lertik tribe *Lolan tribe *Maksudan tribe *Maskan tribe *Musyan tribe *Okçiyan tribe *Omeran tribe *Pox tribe *Remman tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Seter tribe *Solaxan tribe *Şêxleran tribe *Tavus tribe *Xilan tribe *Xormekan tribe *Zikte tribe *Zimtek tribe

Bitlis Province

The following tribes are present in

Bitlis Province Bitlis Province ( tr, , , ku, Parêzgeha Bidlîsê) is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. The province is considered part of Western Armenia by Armenians. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and ...

: *Alikan tribe *Balekan tribe *Bekiran tribe *Dimilî tribe *Dûdêran tribe *Etmanekî tribe *Geydan tribe *Keşkoliyan tribe *Mamediyan tribe *Mamxuran tribe * Motikan tribe *Silokan tribe

Black Sea and Marmara Regions

The following tribes are present in the

Black Sea Region The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop. It is bordered by the Marmara Regio ...

and

Marmara Region The Marmara Region ( Turkish: ''Marmara Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. Located in northwestern Turkey, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to t ...

: *Abdalan tribe (in Samsun Province) *Canbegan tribe (in Amasya Province,

Çorum Province Çorum ( tr, ) is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast. Its provincial capital is the city of Çorum, the traffic code is 19. History Excav ...

and

Tokat Province Tokat Province ( tr, ) is a province in northern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest, Yozgat to the southwest, Sivas to the southeast, and Ordu to the northeast. Its capital is Tokat, which lies inland of the middle Black ...

) *Kawan tribe (in

) * Reşwan tribe (in

) *Şeyhhasan tribe (in

Giresun Province Giresun Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the southeast, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the southwest, and Ordu to the west. Its license-plat ...

) * Şêxbizin tribe (in Amasya Province,

, Düzce Province, Samsun Province,

Sinop Province Sinop Province ( tr, Sinop ili ; el, Σινώπη, ''Sinopi'') is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude. The surface area is 5,862 ...

and

)

Diyarbakır Province

The following tribes are present in

Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the cit ...

and are all

: *Bekirhan tribe *Bedikan tribe *Çaruma tribe *Dodikan tribe *Hancuk tribe *Hasani tribe *Hevedan tribe *Hiyan tribe *Izol tribe *Keşko tribe *Kulp tribe *Mendan tribe *Narik tribe *Omeran tribe *Paşur tribe *Peçari tribe *Şeyhdoda tribe *Zahori tribe

Elazığ Province

The following tribes are present in Elazığ Province and are all

Hanafi The Hanafi school ( ar, حَنَفِية, translit=Ḥanafiyah; also called Hanafite in English), Hanafism, or the Hanafi fiqh, is the oldest and one of the four traditional major Sunni schools ( maddhab) of Islamic Law (Fiqh). It is named a ...

unless noted: *Balyan tribe *Beritan tribe (

and

) *Bulanik tribe *Direjan tribe *Genmutlu tribe *Gökdere tribe *Izol tribe *Herdi tribe *Karabegyan tribe *Karaçor tribe *Kasiman tribe *

tribe *Okçiyan tribe *Oşin tribe * Parçikan tribe *Sivan tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şavak tribe *Sinemilli tribe (

Alevi Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (; tr, Alevilik, ''Anadolu Aleviliği'' or ''Kızılbaşlık''; ; az, Ələvilik) is a local Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Alevi Islamic ( ''bāṭenī'') teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, w ...

) *Zeyve tribe *Zimtek tribe *Zirkan tribe

Erzincan Province

The following tribes are present in

Erzincan Province Erzincan Province ( tr, ; ku, Parezgêha Erzînganê) is a province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. In Turkey, its capital is also called Erzincan. The population was 236,034 in 2018. Geography Erzincan is traversed by the northeaste ...

: *Abasan tribe *Alan tribe *Arel tribe *Aşuran tribe *Atman tribe *Balaban tribe *Balan tribe *Bamasoran tribe *Botikan tribe *Çarekan tribe *Derviş Cemal tribe *Karikan tribe *Keçelan tribe *Keman tribe *Koçgiri tribe *Kurêşan tribe *Kurmeş tribe *Lolan tribe *Menikan tribe *Rutan tribe *Sinemili tribe *Sisan tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şêx Mehmedan tribe *Xormekan tribe *Zilan tribe

Erzurum Province

The following tribes are present in Erzurum Province: *Balaban tribe *Belican tribe *Belikan tribe *Cibran tribe *Çarekan tribe *Dilxêran tribe *Dimilî tribe *Hasenan tribe *Kubat tribe *Sevkar tribe *Şadiyan tribe * Şexbizin tribe *Xormekan tribe *Zerikan tribe

Gaziantep Province

The following tribes are present in

Gaziantep Province Gaziantep Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep. It neighbours Ad ...

and are all

unless noted: *Atman tribe (

) *Celikan tribe *Delikan tribe * Reşwan tribe

Greater Kars Provinces

The following tribes are present in

Kars Province Kars Province ( tr, Kars ili; ku, Parêzgeha Qersê; hy, Կարսի նահանգ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. The provincial capital is the city o ...

and Iğdır Province (one province until 1993) and are all

unless noted: *Adaman tribe *Azizan tribe (

) *Badikan tribe (

) *Badiiyan tribe (

) *Banoki tribe *Beboyi tribe *Bekiran tribe *Belhikan tribe *Bezkan tribe (

) *Birmiyan tribe (

) *Burukan tribe (

and

) *Cemaldin tribe (

and

) *Cibran tribe (

) *Cinihan tribe (

) *Cunikan tribe (

) *Dilhayran tribe (

and

) *Elya tribe *Gaskan tribe (

and

) *Gavasyan tribe *Goran tribe (

) *Haciyani tribe *Halikan tribe *Hiloğlu tribe * Jalali tribe (

) *Kalkan tribe *Kaskil tribe *Keskoyi tribe *Koskan tribe (

) *Kurtkan tribe *Lolan tribe (

) *Malbat tribe *Milyan tribe (

) *Mirdesan tribe (

) *Pirebat tribe (

and

) *Retkan tribe (

and

) *Sakan tribe *Seydoyan tribe (

) *Sipkan tribe *Suleyman tribe *Şemsikan tribe *Telfesan tribe (

)

Gümüşhane Province

The following tribes are present in Gümüşhane Province and are all

: *Abasan tribe *Abdalan tribe *Arel tribe *Butkan tribe *Kurêşan tribe *Lolan tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şeyhhasan tribe *Xormekan tribe

Hakkâri Province

The following tribes are present in

Hakkâri Province Hakkâri Province (, tr, Hakkâri ili, ku, Parêzgeha Colemêrgê), is a province in the southeast of Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Hakkâri. The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and had a population of 286,470 in ...

: *Begzade tribe *Diri tribe *Doski tribe *Ertuşi tribe * Gerdî tribe *Gewdan tribe *Giravî tribe *Goyan tribe * Herkî tribe *Humara tribe *Jirkî tribe *Mamxûran tribe *Oramar tribe *Pinyanişî tribe *Qeşûran tribe *Silehi tribe *Zerzan tribe

Kahramanmaraş Province

The following tribes are present in Kahramanmaraş Province: *Alxas tribe *Atman tribe *Bugan tribe *Canbegan tribe *Celikan tribe *Cimikan tribe *Harunan tribe *Kasiman tribe *Kiliçli tribe *Koçgiri tribe *Kurecik tribe *Kurne tribe *Pilvankan tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şemsikan tribe *Xidiran tribe

Kayseri Province

The following tribes are present in

Kayseri Province The Kayseri Province ( tr, ) is situated in central Turkey. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of Kayseri. It covers an area of 16,917 km2 and it borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, ...

: *Alxas tribe *Bekiran tribe *Canbeg tribe *Giniyan tribe *Harunan tribe *Karabal tribe *Koçgiri tribe *Kumreş tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Şemsikan tribe

Kilis Province

The following tribes are present in Kilis Province and are all

: *Delikan tribe

Kırşehir Province

The following tribes are present in Kırşehir Province: *Bêrketî tribe *Molikan tribe *Oxçiyan tribe *Pisiyan tribe * Reşwan tribe *Şêxbilan tribe * Şexbizin tribe

Konya Province

The following tribes are present in

Konya Province Konya Province ( tr, ), in southwest Central Anatolia, is the largest province of Turkey. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. Its traffic code is 42. The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 mega ...

: *Canbegan tribe *Celikan tribe *Cudikan tribe *Molikan tribe *Omeran tribe * Reşwan tribe *Sewêdi tribe *Sêfkan tribe * Şexbizin tribe *Têrikan tribe *Xelikan tribe

Malatya Province

The following tribes are present in Malatya Province: *Aluç tribe *Atman tribe *Balyan tribe *Canbeg tribe *Direjan tribe *Herdi tribe *Izol tribe *Kurecik tribe *Molikan tribe * Parçikan tribe * Reşwan tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Sînanka tribe *Zeyve tribe

Mardin Province

The following tribes are present in

Mardin Province Mardin Province ( tr, Mardin ili; ku, Parêzgeha Mêrdînê; ar, محافظة ماردين) is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017, slightly down from the population of 835,173 in 2000. Kurds form the majority of the popu ...

: *Abasan tribe *Alikan tribe *Aluwa tribe *Arbanî tribe *Arnas tribe *Basiqil tribe *Barava/Derhawî tribe *Botikan tribe *Bubilan tribe *Celali tribe *Çomeran tribe *Dasikan tribe *Dakoran tribe *Dekşori tribe *Dera tribe *Dêreverî tribe *Dermemikan tribe *Domanan tribe *Dorikan tribe *Dimilî tribe *Erebiyan tribe *Gergerî tribe *Habezbenî tribe *Harunan tribe *Hasenan tribe *Hemika tribe *Heramî tribe *Hevêrkan tribe *Kasikan tribe *Kîkan tribe *Koçekan tribe *Lêf tribe *Mamûdan tribe *Meman tribe *Meşkinan tribe *Metinan tribe *

tribe *Omerkan tribe *Qelenderan tribe *Raman tribe *Rutan tribe *Salihan tribe *Sefan tribe *Selikan tribe *Sinikan tribe *Sorkan tribe *Surgucu tribe *Şeb tribe *Şemikan tribe *Şêxan tribe *Temikan tribe *Tepêbarava tribe *Xalecan tribe *Xurs tribe *Zaxuran tribe

Muş Province

The following tribes are present in Muş Province and are all

unless noted: *Abdalan tribe

levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...

*Badikan tribe *Bekiran tribe *Bonaki tribe *Bozikan tribe *Cibran tribe *Çeçen tribe (see Chechen Kurds,

and

) *Çerek tribe (

and

) *Çukur tribe *Elmali tribe *Halefbey tribe *Hasenan tribe *Haydaran tribe *Heridi tribe *Hiyan tribe *Hizan tribe *Huyut tribe * Jalali tribe *Lezgi tribe (

and

) *Lolan tribe (

) *Parsink tribe *Rektan tribe *Savdan tribe *Top tribe *Zamanağa tribe

Siirt Province

The following tribes are present in Siirt Province and are all

: *Adiyan tribe *Alikan tribe *Bekiran tribe *Dûdêran tribe *Erebiyan tribe *Garisan tribe *Keşkoliyan tribe *Mamediyan tribe *Pencenarî tribe *Silokan tribe *Soran tribe *Şakiran tribe *Sturkiyan tribe

Sivas Province

The following tribes are present in

Sivas Province Sivas Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey. It is largely located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey by territory. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kays ...

: *Alxas tribe *Atman tribe *Bulucan tribe *Canbegan tribe *Celikan tribe *Çarekan tribe *Çuxraş tribe *Direjan tribe *Giniyan tribe * Koçgiri tribe *Kurecik tribe *Kurmeş tribe *Kurne tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şemsikan tribe *Xormekan tribe

Şanlıurfa Province

The following tribes are present in Şanlıurfa Province: *Acem tribe *Badilli tribe *Bezikan tribe *Bucak tribe *Canbegan tribe *Delikan tribe *Dodikan tribe *Hartavi tribe *Izol tribe *Karahan tribe *Karakeçili tribe *Kawan tribe *Kejan tribe *Ketikan tribe *Kirvar tribe *Mersavi tribe *Milan tribe *Mirdesan tribe *Modan tribe *Pijan tribe * Reşwan tribe *Sinikan tribe *Suleyman tribe *Şabikan tribe *Şeddadî tribe *Şêxan tribe *Terikan tribe

Şırnak Province

The following tribes are present in

Şırnak Province Şırnak Province ( tr, Şırnak ili, ku, Parêzgeha Şirnexê) is a province of Turkey in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Şırnak Province was created in 1990, with areas that were formerly part of the Siirt and Mardin Provinces. It borders ...

: *Alikan *Aluwa *Amara *Bajarî *Batûyan/Botikan *Dêrşewî *Domanan *Dorikan *Dûdêran *Garîstan *Gewdan *Giravî *Girkê Emo *Giteyî *Goyan *Harûnan *Hecî Eliya *Hêsinan *Jirkî *Jîlyan *Kîçan *Mamxûran *Meman *Mîran *Mûsareşan *Omerkan *Qeşûran *Salihan *Sindî *Sipêrti *Soran *Şikakî *Şirnexî *Tayan *Welatî *Xêrikan *Zedkan *Zeherî *Zêvkî

Tunceli Province

The following tribes are present in

Tunceli Province Tunceli Province ( tr, Tunceli ili, ku, Parêzgeha Dêrsimê, Zazaki: ), formerly Dersim Province, is located in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The least densely-populated province in Turkey, it was originally named ''Dersim Provin ...

: *Abasan tribe *Alan tribe *Arel tribe *Aslanan tribe *Aşuran tribe *Bahtiyaran tribe *Balaban tribe *Balan tribe *Beyitan tribe *Birman tribe *Çarekan tribe *Demenan tribe *Ferhadan tribe *Haydaran tribe *Hiran tribe *Izol tribe *Kalan tribe *Keman tribe *Karabal tribe *Karsan tribe *Keçelan tribe *Kirgan tribe *Kurêşan tribe *Laçin tribe *Lolan tribe *Maksudan tribe *Pilvankan tribe *Qoçan tribe *Rutan tribe *Sisan tribe *Sûran tribe *Şadiyan tribe *Şavak tribe *Şavalan tribe *Şêx Mehmedan tribe *Xormekan tribe *Yusufan tribe

Van Province

The following tribes are present in

Van Province Van Province ( tr, Van ili, ku, Parezgêha Wanê, Armenian: Վանի մարզ) is a province in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and had a population of 1,035,418 a ...

and are all

: *Adaman tribe *Alan tribe *Asiyan tribe *Buriki tribe *Botan tribe *Ertuşi tribe *Ezdinan tribe *Geloi tribe *Hacidiran tribe *Haydaran tribe *Kurêşan tribe *Manhuran tribe *Meleyan tribe *Memani tribe *

tribe *Pinyaniş tribe * Shekak tribe *Şemsikan tribe *Takuri tribe

Armenia and Georgia

Kurdish tribes in

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...

and

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

consist of

Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The ma ...

who arrived in Caucasus from the regions of

Van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across th ...

Kars Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography (Strabo), part of ...

and Dogubayazit during two main waves of migrations, the first wave taking place during the Russo-Ottoman wars of 19th century ( 1828-1829 and 1879-1882) and the second wave taking place during World War 1, especially during and after the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

where Yazidis were also targeted alongside Armenians. Before migrating, Yazidis formed an integral part of Kurdish tribal interactions during the

Ottoman empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

. The Yazidis of Armenia who arrived during the first wave of migrations, settled in Aparan and

Talin Talin may refer to: Places *Talin, Armenia, a city * Tálín, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Tallinn, capital of Estonia * Talin, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province *Talin, Syria, a village in Tartus Governorate Other * ...

provinces in the mountainous regions of Aragatz, whereas the Yazidis who arrived during the second wave settled in villages across

Ashtarak Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn pr ...

, Echmiadzin and Armavir. The present tribes and tribal confederations with their sub-tribes are listed below: * Xaltî * Anqosî * Axlerî Zuqiriya Confederation * Baravî * Bûtikî * Belekerî * Dasinî * Divinî * Korkitiya * Kurtikî * Masekî * Chokhreshî * Memreshî * Mendesorî * Mendikî * Reshî * Reshkî * Shemsika * Sorî Mehemdiya Confederation * Mehemdî * Memresha Hesiniya Confederation * Belekerî * Beyandûrî * Bûvkî * Dasinî * Dawidî * Divinî * Dodkî * Gêloyî * Kashakhî * Mamtajî * Memîdokî * Mekhsûdî * Mûskî * Mîrangî * Qazanî * Qûchî * Remoshî * Sherqî * Tûzhkî * Ûdî * Ortilî (Disputed) Sipki Confederation * Belî * Chîlî * Îsedizî * Kashakha * Karêyî * Kilêrî * Mikhayla * Pîvazî * Rejevî * Rojkî * Sahaniya * Stûrkî * Shanezera * Shemsika * Utî

Azerbaijan

A large portion of the centuries-old Kurdish population in present-day

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

was deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia from the 1930s onwards. The remaining Kurdish population in the former

Red Kurdistan Kurdistan uezd,, ku, Кӧрдӧйәзд, Kurduyezd also known colloquially as Red Kurdistan,, ku, Кӧрдьстана Сор, Kurdistana Sor was a Soviet administrative unit that existed for six years from 1923 to 1929 and included the dist ...

area (

Lachin Lachin ( az, Laçın, , ; hy, Բերձոր, translit=Berdzor; ku, Laçîn) is a town in Azerbaijan and the administrative center of the Lachin District. It is located within the strategic Lachin corridor, which links the disputed region of N ...

and

Kelbajar Kalbajar ( az, Kəlbəcər , ) is a city and the capital of the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Located on the Tartar river valley, it is away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 7,246 before its capture by Armenian forces on 2 ...

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

) was displaced by ethnic-Armenian forces during the

first Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 t ...

, whilst the Kurds outside of the conflict zone in Azerbaijan became heavily assimilated into Azerbaijani culture. The information on the tribes in Azerbaijan is from 1936:

Historical tribes

*Bejnewi tribe (see Emirate of Hasankeyf) *Beşneviye tribe (see Principality of Eğil) * Hadhabani tribe *Humeydiye tribe (see Principality of Eğil) * Mahmudi tribe * Qaymarriya tribe * Shabankara tribe *Shirwi tribe (see Emirate of Hasankeyf)

Notes

Bibliography

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