The Muzuri; مزووری (also spelled Mezuri, Missouri, Missuri, Musri, Mzuri or Mzwri) are a

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tribal group inhabiting the northernmost areas of

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. They live to the west of

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and (west of

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). Muzuri is one of the oldest

tribes in

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History

In the tribal register of Pîr Emer Qubeysî's Mişûr, one of the sacred Yazidi manuscripts that were composed in 13th-14th centuries, Muzuri tribe is mentioned as one of the tribes attributed as Mirîds of the Yazidi saint, Pîr Emer Qubeysî and his lineage. Muzuris are also mentioned by

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in his travelogue called the '' Seyahatname'' ("Book of Travel") in 1638, and mentioned by

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in 1909, Also mentioned by the Kurdish historian

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in his book (Kurd and Kurdistan) in 1931. Mostly settled in

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and

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provinces.

Pendro Pendro (, ) is a village in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. It is close to the border with Turkey and approximately 15–18 km to the north of Barzan. It is in the territory of the Muzuri tribe and Mount Butin is about ...

is one of the largest villages inhabited by the Muzuri clan.

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