Zaza
Zaza may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Zaza (play), ''Zaza'' (play), written by French playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon
* Zaza (1915 film), ''Zaza'' (1915 film), a film directed by Edwin S. Porter
* Zaza (1923 film), ''Zaza'' (1 ...
tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
with a large
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 ...
population.
Districts where the Lolan tribe is spread: Bingöl ( Yayladere), Erzincan ( Tercan), Erzurum (
Hınıs
Hınıs (; ) is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,367 km2, and its population is 24,680 (2022). Historical monuments in the town include the castle and the Ulu Cami Mosque, said to be built in 1734 by A ...
Kelkit
Kelkit ( is a town in Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea Region, Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kelkit District.Varto
Varto (; or , ''Varto'') is a town in Muş Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Varto District.Pülümür,
Nazımiye
Nazımiye (), formerly known as Kızıl Kilise (, ), is a municipality and seat of the Nazımiye District of Tunceli Province in Turkey. It had a population of 1,262 in 2021. It is populated by Zazas, Zaza Kurds of the Arel and Lolan (tribe), Lol ...
,
Çemişgezek
Çemişgezek (; ) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çemişgezek District of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The mayor is Levent Metin Yıldız ( AKP).
The town had a population of 3,009 in 2021 and is populated by both Kurds and Turks.
The tow ...
). The part of the Lolan tribe living on the
Iran–Iraq border
The Iran–Iraq border runs for 1,599 km (994 mi) from the tripoint with Turkey in the north down to the Shatt al-Arab (known as Arvand Rud in Iran) waterway and out to the Persian Gulf in the south. Although the boundary was first dete ...
speaks mostly
Sorani
Central Kurdish, also known as Sorani Kurdish, is a Kurdish dialect or a language spoken in Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan in western Iran. Central Kurdish is one of the ...