Arkavazi (tribe)
Arkavazi (Kurdish: Erkewazî/ئەرکەوازی) is a Kurdish tribe living mainly in western Iran, as well as eastern Iraq.
History
The Arkavazis are located mainly in the areas of Ilam, Eslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah, Khanaqin, Mandali, and its center is Chavar. The cities of Chavar and Arkavaz are almost entirely populated by Arkavazis.
Arkavazis speak Southern Kurdish and follow Shia Islam. Among the notable people of this tribe is Ghulamrezakhan Arkawazi,[1] whose name is known in all Kurdish regions.[2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Dehqan, Mustafa (2009), Arkawāzī and His Baweyaļ: A Feylî Elegiac Verse from Piştiku. Citation: "Khulam Rada Khan Arkawazi, son of Hasan Bag, son of Mirza Bag, and a fellow of the Maysam family of the Arkawazi Kurdish tribe…"
- ^ "ایل ارکوازی - معنی در دیکشنری آبادیس".
- ISSN 2008-3653.
- ^ The principal mixed Kurdish-Lorī tribes are the Arkawāzī, Malekšāhī, Gačī, Šūhān, Ḵezel
- ^ "سراینده شیعی کردزبان". hawzah.net. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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