Qiziq people
Tamgha of the Qiziq tribe according to Rashid al-Din Hamadani | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Turkey:Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Tokat, Ankara | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish people |
Qiziq (Turkish: Kızık), also spelled Qïzïq, Qyzyk, or Qyzyq, is an Oghuz tribe. The tribe mainly inhabits the provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Tokat, and Ankara in Turkey.[1]
History
Qiziq was included as one of the 24
Culture
A folk dance called Qiziq
Settlements
The tribe inhabits 22 villages in the northern portion of the province of Gaziantep and share several other villages with other tribes. Many of the old names of the Qiziq-inhabited villages bear the name of the tribe.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9786059579131. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ISBN 9783496010210. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Türk kültürü araştırmaları. Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü. 1987. p. 32. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Sümer, Faruk. "Kızık". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Büsching, Anton Friedrich (1787). A. F. Büschings grosse Erdbeschreibung: Asia. - Abth. 1. Brno. p. 447. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Niebuhr, Carsten (1778). C. Niebuhrs Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Copenhagen: Nicolaus Müller. p. 416. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Duquesnel, Amédée (1868). Voyage dans la Turquie d'Europe, description physique de la Thrace. Arthus Bertrand. p. 132. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Tecer, Ahmet Kutsi (1941). "Kızık Halayı". Ülkü: Milli Kültür Dergisi. 18: 16–18. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
