Kurdish tribes

The following is a list of tribes of Kurdish people, an ethnic group from the geo-cultural region of Kurdistan in Western Asia.

Armenia and Georgia

Kurdish tribes in Armenia and Georgia consist of Yazidis who arrived in Caucasus from the regions of Van, Kars 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 1, especially during and after the Armenian genocide where Yazidis were also targeted alongside Armenians. Before migrating, Yazidis formed an integral part of Kurdish tribal interactions in the Ottoman Empire. The Yazidis of Armenia who arrived during the first wave of migrations, settled in Aparan and Talin provinces in the mountainous regions of Aragatz, whereas the Yazidis who arrived during the second wave settled in villages across Ashtarak, Echmiadzin 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 was deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia from the 1930s onwards. The remaining Kurdish population in the former Red Kurdistan area (Lachin and Kelbajar districts) was displaced by ethnic-Armenian forces during the first Nagorno-Karabakh War, whilst the Kurds outside of the conflict zone in Azerbaijan became heavily assimilated into Azerbaijani culture.

The information on the tribes in Azerbaijan is from 1936:

Iraq

Iran

Syria

Al-Hasakah and Raqqa Governorates

The following tribes are present in Al-Hasakah Governorate and Raqqa Governorate:

• Abajani tribe (Yezidi)
• Abasan tribe
• Adiya tribe (Yezidi)
• Afshi tribe (Yezidi)
• Aliyan tribe
• Aşitan tribe
• Bahcolan tribe (Yezidi)
• 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)
• Milan 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:

• Amkan tribe
• Berazi tribe
• Biyan tribe
• Çêlka tribe (Yezidi)
• Cûmiyan tribe
• Dawudiya tribe (Yezidi)
• Dimili tribe
• Dinadi tribe (Yezidi)
• Heyştiyan tribe
• Qopani tribe (Yezidi)
• Reşwan tribe
• Reşkan tribe (Yezidi)
• Rûbariyan tribe
• Sheriqan tribe (Yezidi)
• Şêxan tribe
• Xaltî tribe (Yezidi)
• Xastiyan tribe
• Xerzan tribe

Turkey

Historical tribes

• Bejnewi tribe (see Emirate of Hasankeyf)
• Beşneviye tribe (see Principality of Eğil)
• Hadhabani tribe
• Humeydiye tribe (see Principality of Eğil)
• Mahmudi tribe
• Qaymarriya tribe
• Shabankara tribe
• Shirwi tribe (see Emirate of Hasankeyf)
• 'Ishaniya or Aishan Tribe
• Barzikani tribe
• Shadhanjan or Shādhanjānī

Notes

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