Kalhor () is a

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tribe and their dialect, "Kalhori", has been categorized as a branch of

Southern Kurdish Southern Kurdish () is one of the dialects of the Kurdish language, spoken predominantly in northeastern Iraq and western Iran. The Southern Kurdish-speaking region spans from Khanaqin in Iraq to Dehloran southward and Asadabad eastward in ...

History

The tribe is described as the most powerful tribe in the province of Kermanshah and the surrounding region, and also described as "one of the most ancient, if not the most ancient, of the tribes of Kurdistan". The Kalhoris were mentioned by Sharaf-al-Din Bedlisi in the late 16th century, according to whom, the chiefs of the Kalhor claimed to be descended from Giv, the son of

Goudarz Goudarz () is one of the main Iranian heroes in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran, and progenitor of one of its most prominent families. He is son of Kashvad, father of Giv (Shahnameh), Giv and Roham and the grandfather of Bizhan (Shah ...

(q.v.), a major hero in the

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' (, ), also transliterated ''Shahnama'', is a long epic poem written by the Persian literature, Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 distichs or couple ...

Areas

Kalhor tribe populate cities and towns such as

Qasr-e Shirin Qasr-e Shirin (, is a city in the Central District of Qasr-e Shirin County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Its population in 2016 was 18,473. It is a Free-trade zone (FTZ) and is populated ...

Sarpol-e Zahab Sarpol-e Zahab () is a city in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The town is close to Qasr-e Shirin and the Iraqi border. Demographics Langu ...

Gilan-e Gharb Gilan-e Gharb () is a city in the Central District of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Ethnicity The city is populated by Kurds from the Kalhor tribe. P ...

Eslamabad-e Gharb Eslamabad-e Gharb (), formerly known as Shah Abad-e Gharb is a city in the Central District of Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is the second largest city in t ...

Kermanshah Kermanshah is a city in the Central District (Kermanshah County), Central District of Kermanshah province, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is from Tehran in the western pa ...

Eyvan Eyvan () is a city in the Central District of Eyvan County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Language The city is populated by Kurds who speak the Kalhori variety of Kurdish. Langu ...

Zarneh Zarneh () is a city in, and the capital of, Zarneh District of Eyvan County, Ilam province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Zarneh Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Taran. Demographics Ethnicit ...

and Sumar in Iran. In Iraq, they mainly populate

Khanaqin Khanaqin (; ) is the central city of Khanaqin District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, near the Iranian border (8 km) on the Alwand tributary of the Diyala River. The town is populated by Kurds who speak the Southern Kurdish dialect. Khan ...

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