Kurdish tribes are tribes of

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish language ** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) **Central Kurdish (Sorani) **Southern Kurdish ** Laki Kurdish *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern ...

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

Kurdistan Kurdistan (, ; ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo- cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. G ...

Western Asia West Asia (also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia) is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, UN bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian ...

. The tribes are socio-political and generally also a territorial unit based on descent and kinship, real or putative, with a characteristic internal structure. They are naturally divided into a number of sub-tribes, and each of these sub-tribes again are divided into smaller units: clans, lineages and households.

Designation

Each Kurdish tribe use different kinds of terms to designate "Tribe", "sub-tribe", "Clan", "lineage" and "household"; 'Ahiret, Tira, Hoz, il, Khel, Tayfa or Taifa, Zuma and Rama. These terms are used loosely and interchangeably despite the tribal structure and organization of all Kurdish tribes are almost the same.

History

Early record

In the 9th century, it was reported by Ibn khurdubah that Kurdish tribes used the word Zūma to designate tribes (, ; ). The 9th century historian,

Ya'qubi ʾAbū al-ʿAbbās ʾAḥmad bin ʾAbī Yaʿqūb bin Ǧaʿfar bin Wahb bin Waḍīḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (died 897/8), commonly referred to simply by his nisba al-Yaʿqūbī, was an Arab Muslim geographer. Life Ya'qubi was born in Baghdad to a fam ...

, recorded present of tribes of Kurds in

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 ...

, Saymara,

Hulwan Hulwan () was an ancient town on the Zagros Mountains in western Iran, located on the entrance of the Paytak Pass, nowadays identified with the town of Sarpol-e Zahab. History Later Arab tradition, as recorded by al-Tabari, considered the town ...

and some villages in Spahan region.

Al-Mas'udi al-Masʿūdī (full name , ), –956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic and universal), geo ...

reported the Kurdish tribes locations; the tribe called Šūhīān or Šāhīān at

Dinawar Dinavar (also spelled Dinawar and Daynavar; ) was a major town between the 7th and 10th centuries, located to the northeast of Kermanshah in western Iran. The ruins of the town is now located near Shir Khan, in Dinavar District, Sahneh County, ...

and

Hamadan Hamadan ( ; , ) is a mountainous city in western Iran. It is located in the Central District of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, serving as the capital of the province, county, and district. As of the 2016 Iranian census, it had a po ...

, Māǰordān at Kankavar and many other tribes that were present in the Jibal region. Estakhiri, the 10th century author and traveler reported Kurdish tribes presence at the vicinity of Takrit.

Ibn Hawqal Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal (), also known as Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī, born in Nisibis, Al-Jazira (caliphal province), Upper Mesopotamia; was a 10th-century Arab Muslim writer, geographer, and chronic ...

reported on Hadhbāni, Humaydi and Lari tribe.

Armenia and Georgia

Kurdish tribes in

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

and

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

consist of

Yazidis Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish languages, Kurdish-speaking Endogamy, endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The major ...

who arrived in Caucasus from the regions of

Van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or ...

Kars Kars ( or ; ; ) is a city in northeast Turkey. It is the seat of Kars Province and Kars District.� ...

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 I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, especially during and after the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians, 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 t ...

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

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

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

Aparan Aparan ( , colloquially ) is a town in the Aparan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, about 50 kilometers northwest of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 6,451. As per the 2016 official esti ...

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 ( ) is a town in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, 20 kms northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the province and an i ...

Echmiadzin Vagharshapat ( ) is the 5th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin ...

and Armavir.

Tribal confederations

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, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

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

Lachin Lachin (, , ; ) is a town in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Lachin District. It was located within the strategic Lachin corridor, which used to link the Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia. The town was under control of Armen ...

and Kelbajar

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 was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nag ...

, whilst the Kurds outside of the conflict zone in Azerbaijan became heavily assimilated into

Azerbaijani culture Azerbaijani culture may refer to: Regions *Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan () combines a diverse and heterogeneous set of elements which developed under the influence of Iranian peoples, Iranic, Turkic peoples, Turkic and Peo ...

. The information on the tribes in Azerbaijan is from 1936:

Iraq

Baghdad Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Baghdad Governorate Baghdad Governorate ( ''Muḥāfaẓat Baġdād''), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq. It includes the capital Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. The governorate is one of two small province ...

: * Feyli tribe

Diyala Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Diyala Governorate Diyala Governorate ( ) or Diyala Province is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate in northeastern Iraq. Provincial Government *Governor: Muthanna al-Tamimi *Deputy Governor: Mohammed Jassim al-Jubouri Council Geography Diyala Governorate ...

: * Bacelan tribe *Biban tribe *Gurkuş tribe *Delo tribe * Feylî tribe * Hemawend tribe *

Caf CAF or caf may refer to: Armed forces *Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Forces), the Canadian Air Force, Army, and Navy *Canadian Air Force, now the Royal Canadian Air Force *Republic of China Air Force, the air force of the Republic of China (Tai ...

tribe *Kaganlu tribe *Kakeyî tribe (

Yarsanism Yarsanism (), Ahl-e Haqq (; ), or Kaka'i, is an Ethnoreligious group, inherited, syncretism, syncretic religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of followers of Yarsanism is estimated to be over ...

) *Kakevar tribe * Kelhurr tribe *Leylani tribe *Mamhajan tribe *Palani tribe *Qarah Alush tribe * Suramiri * Şeyxbizin tribe *Tilishani tribe *Umarmil tribe *Zargush tribe *

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tribe * Zengene tribe

Dohuk Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Dohuk Governorate Duhok Governorate (, , ) is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its capital is the city of Duhok. It includes Zakho, near the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Şırnak Province, Turkey. It borders ...

: *Babiri tribe *Bamernî tribe * Barzani tribe *Basidkî tribe (

Yezidi Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The majority of Yazidis remaining in ...

) *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) *Mlhmbani tribe *Mamesh tribe *Misûsan tribe (Yezidi) * Mizûrî tribe *Nerway tribe *Nheli 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 Erbil Governorate (; ) is a governorate of Iraq in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordere ...

: *

Balak Balak son of Zippor ( ''Bālāq'') was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet and sorcerer Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam the son of Beor for the purpose of c ...

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

Herki Herki, also spelled Harki (Kurdish: Herkî, هەرکی), is a Kurmanji-speaking Kurdish tribe native to the intersection zone between the borders of Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. Herki populations exist in Iraq (Kurdistan Region), Iran (West Azerbaijan ...

tribe *Kawani tribe *Khailani tribe *

Khoshnaw Khoshnaw is the name of a Kurdish tribe mainly located north of Erbil city in Kurdistan Region in Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the sou ...

tribe *Mantik tribe *Nanakali tribe *Shwan tribe *Siani tribe *Siyan tribe *Surchi tribe *Zarari tribe *Zebari tribe

Halabja Governorate

Jaff The Jaff tribe, () is one of the largest Kurds, Kurdish Kurdish tribes, tribal confederation, The Jaf tribes of Iraq were used to be called Muradi while those of Iran where called Javānrudi. Their heartland is between Sulaymaniyah to Sanandaj. ...

tribe

Kirkuk Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Kirkuk Governorate Kirkuk Governorate (; ; ) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an area of . In 2017, the estimated population was 1,259,561 people. The provincial capital is the city of Kirkuk. It is divided into four Distri ...

: *Amarmel tribe *Barzinji tribe *Biban tribe *Delo tribe * Hemawend tribe *Jabari tribe *Kaka'i tribe (

) *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 (; , ) is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people as of 2003. Its largest city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of a ...

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 The Bajalan tribe (), are an ethnic Kurdish Bajelani speaking tribe. Ethnology Their ethnonym means "home of the falcons". The tribe originates from Abdal Bey, a Kurdish Ottoman commander in the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–39). Geography Th ...

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

) *Kiran tribe

Saladin Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Saladin Governorate The Saladin, Salah ad Din, or Salah Al-Din Governorate (, ) 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 the capital being T ...

: *Kaka'i tribe (

)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Sulaymaniyah Governorate Sulaymaniyah Governorate (; ; ) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its largest city is Sulaymaniyah. Halabja Governorate was formerly the Halabja District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Hal ...

: *

Ardalan Ardalan also known as Ardalanids, house of Ardalan, Ardalind dynasty, () was a Hereditary monarchy, hereditary Kurds, Kurdish Emirate in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. The Ardalan state wa ...

tribe *

tribe *Barzinji tribe * Chegini tribe *

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tribe * Hamawand tribe *

tribe *Jibari tribe * Kalhor tribe * Mangur tribe *Shwan tribe * Zangana tribe

Wasit Governorate

The following tribes are present in

Wasit Governorate Wasit Governorate () is a governorate in eastern Iraq, south-east of Baghdad and bordering Iran. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. Major cities include the capital Al-Kut, Al-Hai and Al-Suwaira. The governorate contains the Mesopota ...

: * Feyli tribe

Iran

Ardabil province

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

Bushehr province

Zangeneh tribe

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

*Zangeneh tribe

East Azerbaijan province

The following tribes are present in

East Azerbaijan province East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil pro ...

: * Chalabianlu tribe *

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

tribe *

Shaqaqi The Shekak or Shakkak () is a Kurdish tribe present in various regions, mainly in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. History The Shikaki tribe are first mentioned in a Yezidi mişûr (manuscript) from 1207/1208 AD, as one of the tribes affiliated to ...

tribe

Fars province

The following tribes are present in

Fars province Fars Province or Pars Province, also known as Persis or Farsistan (فارسستان), is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...

: * Chegini tribe * Kordshuli tribe *

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tribe *Lashani tribe *Uriad tribe * Zangana tribe

Gilan province

The following tribes are present in

Gilan province Gilan Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Regions of Iran, Region 3, west of ...

: *Amarlu tribe *

Reşwan Reşwan, (; ) also known as Reşiyan, is a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan, mostly populating Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş and Malatya provinces in Turkey and also present in Konya and Ankara provinces, Raqqa in ...

tribe *Jalalvand *Ilbeigi

Golestan province

*Aghili *Kiani *Kakavand *Jahanbeiglu *Sepanlu *Zafaranlu

Hamadan province

The following tribes are present in

Hamadan province Hamadan Province () is one of the provinces of Iran, 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Hamadan. In the Zagros Mountains, the province covers an area of 19,546 km2. History Hamadan province is one of the most ancien ...

: *Chahardoli tribe *Falak al-Din tribe *Ghiasvand tribe *Jalilvand tribe *Kakavand tribe *Musavand tribe *Torkashvand tribe *

Zand Zand may refer to: * Zend, a class of exegetical commentaries on Zoroastrian scripture * Zand District, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Zand Boulevard, in Shiraz, Iran * Z And, a variable star As a tribal/clan and dynastic name * Zand trib ...

tribe *Zola tribe

Ilam province

The following tribes are present in

Ilam province Ilam Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam. The province is in the western part of the country in Region 4 and covers . It shares of the border with Iraq, and also bordering on the provinces of Ke ...

: * 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

Isfahan province

*Golbaghi (Gulbaghi) tribe *Zarrabi (Kashan) *Donboli (Kashan)

Kerman province

*Lak *Khajevand *Jalilvand

Kermanshah province

The following tribes are present in

Kermanshah province Kermanshah province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, bordering Iraq. Its capital is the city of Kermanshah. According to a 2014 segmentation by the Ministry of Interior (Iran), Ministry of Interior, it is the center of Regions of Iran ...

: *Ahmedvand tribe *

tribe *Bajulvand tribe *Balvand tribe *Dinarvand tribe *Ghiasvand tribe *

tribe *Hulilan tribe *

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 * Bilbas 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 *

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

Khuzestan province

*Sagvand tribe *Kalhor *Kordzangeneh

Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Province

*Tilekuhi tribe

Kurdistan province

The following tribes are present in Kurdistan province: *

tribe *Kabudvand tribe *Khajevand tribe *

tribe *Mukri tribe *Sarshiv tribe *Tilaku'i tribe * Zarrin-Kafsh tribe

Lorestan province

The following tribes are present in

Lorestan province Lorestan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad. Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region ...

: *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

Markazi (Arak) Province

*Kalhor

Mazandaran province

The following tribes are present in

Mazandaran province Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is bordered clockw ...

: *Dilfan tribe *Khajevand tribe * Jahanbeglu tribe * Modan tribe

Qazvin province

The following tribes are present in Qazvin province: *Amar tribe *Chegini tribe *Jalilavand tribe *

tribe

Semnan province

*Pazuki

Sistan and Baluchistan

*Bijarzahi

Tehran province

The following tribes are present in

Tehran province Tehran province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran. Tehran province covers an area of and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. It was made a part of the First Region with its secretar ...

: * Pazooki tribe *Seilsepur

West Azerbaijan province

The following tribes are present in

West Azerbaijan province West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia. It is in the northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey ( Ağrı, Hakkâri, Iğdır and Van Provinces), Iraq ( Erbil and Sula ...

: *Bagzâdah tribe *Bradost tribe *Chahardoli tribe *Dehbokri tribe *

Donboli The Donboli (Kurdish: دونبللی ,دنبلى, ''Donbolī'') are a Turkic-speaking, Kurdish tribe who live around Khoy and Salmas in northwestern Iran. They are currently adherents of Shia Islam, but before that they were reportedly Yazidis f ...

tribe *Fayzallahbey tribe * Gewirk tribe *Haydaran tribe *

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

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tribe *Mokri tribe *Musilyan tribe * Piran tribe *

Shekak The Shekak or Shakkak () is a Kurds, Kurdish Kurdish tribes, tribe present in various regions, mainly in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. History The Shikaki tribe are first mentioned in a Yazidis, Yezidi Yazidism#Mishur, mişûr (manuscript) from ...

tribe *Suseni tribe *Zafaran/Zaxuran tribe *Zerza tribe

Yazd province

*Golbaghi (Gulbaghi) tribe

Zanjan province

*Amarlu *Barghipur *Shadlu *Arkavazi

Syria

Al-Hasakah and Raqqa Governorates

The following tribes are present in

Al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Hasakah Governorate (; ; , also known as , ''Gozarto'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water ...

and

Raqqa Governorate Raqqa Governorate (, Kurdish: ''Parêzgeha Reqa'') 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 of Iraq and Levant claim ...

: *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 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 Aleppo Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab'' ) is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is the most populous governorate in Syria with a population of more than 4,867,000 (2011 Est.), almost 23% of the t ...

: *Amkan tribe *Berazi tribe *Biyan tribe *Çêlka tribe (Yezidi) *Cûmiyan tribe *Dawudiya tribe (Yezidi) *Dimili tribe *Dinadi tribe (

) *Heyştiyan tribe *Qopani tribe (Yezidi) *

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 (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The capital is Adıyaman. Its area is 7,337 km2, and its population is 635,169 (2022). The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdi ...

: *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 *

tribe *Şavak tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Sînanka tribe * Şêxbizin tribe *Teşikan tribe *Ziran tribe

Ağrı Province

The following tribes are present in

Ağrı Province Ağrı Province () is located in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east and the Provinces of Turkey, provinces of Kars Province, Kars to the north, Erzurum Province, Erzurum to the northwest, Muş Province, Muş and Bitlis Province, Bitlis to ...

and are all

Shafi'i The Shafi'i school or Shafi'i Madhhab () or Shafi'i is one of the four major schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionis ...

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

Aksaray Province

The following tribes are present in

Aksaray Province Aksaray Province () is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Ankara to the northwest, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. Its area is 7,659 km2, an ...

: *Ekecik/Keşan tribe *

tribe

Ankara Province

The following tribes are present in

Ankara Province Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022). History The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...

: *Atman tribe *Davdan tribe *Canbegan tribe *Bezikan tribe *Biliki tribe *Hecibi tribe *Kîkan tribe *Modan tribe *

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 (; ka, არტაანის რეგიონი, tr; is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia (country), Georgia and Armenia. Its area is 4,934 km2, and its population is 92,481 ...

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

Batman Province

The following tribes are present in

Batman Province Batman Province (, ; ) is a province in Turkey. It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province of Mardin. Its area is 4,477 km2, and its population i ...

: *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 (; ; ; ) is a province of Turkey. The province was known as Çapakçur Province () before 1945 when it was renamed as Bingöl Province. Its area is 8,003 km2, and its population is 282,556 (2022). The province encompasses 11 ...

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

Bitlis Province

The following tribes are present in

Bitlis Province Bitlis Province (; ; ) is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. It takes its name from the central city, Bitlis. Its area is 8,294 km2, and its population is 353,988 (2022). The province is considered part of Western ...

: *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 and Marmara Region: *Canbegan tribe (in

Amasya Province Amasya Province () is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. Its area is 5,628 km2, and its population is 338,267 (2022). The provincial capital is Amasya, the antique ''Amase ...

Çorum Province Çorum () 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 area is 12,428 km2, and its population is 524,130 (2022). Its provincial capital ...

and

Tokat Province Tokat Province () is a province in northern Turkey. Its area is 10,042 km2, and its population is 596,454 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest, Yozgat to the southwest, Sivas to the southeast, and Ordu to the northeast. ...

) *Kawan tribe (in

) *

tribe (in

) *Şeyhhasan tribe (in

Giresun Province Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...

) * Şêxbizin tribe (in

Düzce Province Düzce Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey. The province is on the coastline of the Black Sea and is traversed by the main highway between Istanbul and Ankara. The primary town is Düzce, located in the center of t ...

Samsun Province Samsun Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 9,725 km2, and its population is 1,368,488 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasy ...

Sinop Province Sinop Province (; , ''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. Its area is 5,717 km2, equivalent to 0.73% of Turkey's tot ...

and

)

Diyarbakır Province

The following tribes are present in

Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province (; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. Its area is 15,101 km2, and its population is 1,804,880 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır. The Kurdish majority province ...

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 Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euph ...

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Hanafi The Hanafi school or Hanafism is the oldest and largest Madhhab, school of Islamic jurisprudence out of the four schools within Sunni Islam. It developed from the teachings of the Faqīh, jurist and theologian Abu Hanifa (), who systemised the ...

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

Alevi Alevism (; ; ) is a syncretic heterodox Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Islamic teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, who taught the teachings of the Twelve Imams, whilst incorporating some traditions from shamanism. Differing ...

) *Zeyve tribe *Zirkan tribe

Erzincan Province

The following tribes are present in

Erzincan Province Erzincan Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. In Turkey, its capital is also called Erzincan. Its area is 11,815 km2, and its population is 239,223 (2022). Geography Erzincan is trav ...

: *Abasan tribe *Alan tribe *Arel tribe *Aşuran tribe *Atman tribe *Balaban tribe *Balan tribe *Bamasoran tribe *Botikan tribe * Bilbas 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 Erzurum Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its area is 25,006 km2, and its population is 749,754 (2022). The capital of the province is the city of Erzurum. It is the fourth lar ...

: *Balaban tribe *Belican tribe *Belikan tribe *Cibran tribe *Çarekan tribe *Dilxêran tribe *Dimilî tribe *Hasenan tribe *Sevkar tribe *Şadiyan tribe * Şexbizin tribe *Xormekan tribe *Zerikan tribe

Gaziantep Province

The following tribes are present in

Gaziantep Province Gaziantep Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in ...

and are all

unless noted: *Atman tribe (

) *Celikan tribe *Delikan tribe *

tribe

Greater Kars Provinces

The following tribes are present in

Kars Province Kars Province (; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; ; ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km2, and its population is 274,829 (2022). The pr ...

and

Iğdır Province Iğdır Province (, , , ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in eastern Turkey, located along the borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan (the area of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), and Iran. Its adjacent provinces are Kars Province, Kars to the north ...

(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 (

) *Cunikan tribe (

) *Dilxêran 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 Gümüşhane Province ( Pontic Greek, Romeika: Αργυρούπολη) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt Province, Bayburt to the east, Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the north, Giresun Province, Giresun and E ...

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 (, ; ), is a province in the southeast of Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Hakkâri. Its area is 7,095 km2, and its population is 287,625 (2023). The current Governor is Ali Çelik. The province encompasses ...

: *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 Kahramanmaraş Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 14,520 km2, and its population is 1,177,436 (2022). Its provincial capital is the city o ...

: *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 () is a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey. Its area is 16,970 km2, and its population is 1,441,523 (2022). It borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces. T ...

: *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 Kilis Province () is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Its area is 1,412 km2, and its population is 147,919 (2022). The province was created in 1995 from the southern part of Gaziantep Province. The city of Kilis is ho ...

and are all

: *Delikan tribe

Kırşehir Province

The following tribes are present in

Kırşehir Province Kırşehir Province () is a province in central Turkey, forming part of the Central Anatolia Region. Its area is 6,584 km2, and its population is 244,519 (2022). The average elevation is approximately 985 meters above sea level. The provinci ...

: *Bêrketî tribe *Molikan tribe *Oxçiyan tribe *Pisiyan tribe *

tribe *Şêxbilan tribe * Şexbizin tribe

Konya Province

The following tribes are present in

Konya Province Konya Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area, and its population is 2,296,347 (2022). The provincial capital is the city ...

: *Canbegan tribe *Celikan tribe *Cudikan tribe *Molikan tribe *Omeran tribe *

tribe *Sewêdi tribe *Sêfkan tribe * Şexbizin tribe *Têrikan tribe *Xelikan tribe

Malatya Province

The following tribes are present in

Malatya Province Malatya Province (; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 12,259 km2, and its population is 812,580 (2022). It is part of a larger mountainous area. Th ...

: *Aluç tribe *Atman tribe *Balyan tribe *Canbeg tribe *Direjan tribe *Herdi tribe *Izol tribe *Kurecik tribe *Molikan tribe * Parçikan tribe *

tribe *Sinemilli tribe *Sînanka tribe *Zeyve tribe

Mardin Province

The following tribes are present in

Mardin Province Mardin Province (; ; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey. Its area is 8,780 km2, and its population is 870,374 (2022). The largest city in the province is Kızıltepe, while the capital Mardin is the second largest ci ...

: *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 Muş Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the east Anatolia region of Turkey (Türkiye). Its area is 8,718 km2, and its population is 399,202 (2022), down from 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş. Ano ...

and are all

unless noted: *Abdalan tribe *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 Siirt Province, (, ; ) is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. Its area is 5,717 km2, and its pop ...

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 () is a province of Turkey. It is located in the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Its area is 28,164 km2 (the second largest province after Konya), and its population is 634,924 (2022). Its adjacent prov ...

: *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 Şanlıurfa Province (; ), also known as Urfa Province, is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. The city of Şanlıurfa is the capital of the province which be ...

: *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 *

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 (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in Turkey in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Şırnak Province was created in 1990, with areas that were formerly part of the Siirt Province, Siirt, Hakkâri Province, Hakkâri and Mardin ...

: *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 (), formerly Dersim Province (; ; ), is a province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its central city is Tunceli. The province has a Kurdish majority. Moreover, it is the only province in Turkey with an Alevi majority. ...

: *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 (, , Armenian: Վանի մարզ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. Its area is 20,921 km2, and its population is 1,128,749 (2022). ...

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 *

tribe *Şemsikan tribe *Takuri tribe

Historical tribes

*Bejnewi tribe (see

Emirate of Hasankeyf Hasankeyf Emirate (1232–1524, ) was a Kurdish emirate centered around Hasankeyf and ruled by descendants of the Ayyubid dynasty until its dissolution in 1524. They considered their emirate as the last remnant of the Ayyubid state. The rulers were ...

) *Beşneviye tribe (see

Principality of Eğil The Principality of Eğil (also known as the Emirate of Eğil, circa 1049–1864) was a Kurdish principality or emirate around the town of Eğil founded by Pir Mansûr (b.989), who conquered the town around 1049. Pir Mansûr claimed to be a desc ...

) *

Hadhabani Hadhabani or Hadhbāni, Hadhbānī, Hadhbāniyya, Heciban ( ; , ), was a large medieval and most powerful Sunni Muslim Kurdish tribe. It made various emirates and dynasties from the Caucasus, all the way to upper Mesopotamia. Etymology Accordi ...

tribe *Humeydiye tribe (see

) * Mahmudi tribe * Qaymarriya tribe *

Shabankara Shabankara or Shwankara (, ; was an Iranian tribe. They claimed descent from the mythical Iranian king Manuchehr and from the founder of the Sasanian Empire, Ardashir I. They had been deported to eastern Fars from Isfahan and Syria by the Buyid ...

tribe *Shirwi tribe (see

) *'Ishaniya or Aishan Tribe *Barzikani tribe *Shadhanjan or Shādhanjānī *

Daseni Dasini ( ; ) or Daseni, Tasini, Dasiki, is a Kurdish Yazidi tribe and ethnonym of Yazidis. The tribe resided near Mosul, Duhok, Sheikhan, Sinjar and all the way to the west bank of Greater Zab river.M. Th. Houtsma, 1993E. J. Brill's First Encycl ...

or Dasiniyya tribe *

Hakkari Hakkari or Hakkâri may refer to: *Hakkari (historical region), a historical region in modern-day Turkey and Iraq *Hakkâri (city), a city and the capital of Hakkâri Province, Turkey *Hakkâri Province Hakkâri Province (, ; ), is a province i ...

tribe *

Zerzar Zerzari or Zerzarok, Zarzariyya, Zirzariyya (, ), was a Kurdish tribe during the Middle Ages. The Zarzariyya were most likely a branch of the Hadhbani tribe, they made a Military cavalry unit in the Ayyubid Sultanate. Name The name of the Tribe ...

or Zirzariyya * Humaydi tribe

Notes

Bibliography

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