Gewirk (tribe)
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Gewirk (Persian: گورک, Sorani Kurdish: گەورک), also known as the "Gawerk" or "Gewrek", are a Kurdish tribe inhabiting areas of modern-day Iran, Iraq and Turkey.[1]
Geographical distribution
The people of the Gewirk tribe mainly inhabit the following cities of Iran: Urmia, Sardasht, Rabat, Mahabad, Saqez, Boukan, Salmas and Shepiran.[1] In Turkey, they mainly inhabit the following provinces and cities: Van, Başkale and Gürpınar.[1] In Iraq, they mainly inhabit the following Shaqlawa district of Erbil.[1]
Background
The historical center of the Gewirk tribe is Rabat, a city in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran.[2]
The tribe is a part of the Billbas Tribal Federation[3] and with the members of the tribe speaking the Mokryan accent of the Kurdish language.
References
- ^ a b c d Vali, Abbas (2011). Kurds and the State in Iran: The Making of Kurdish Identity. Vol. 36 of International Library of Iranian Studies. London: I.B.Tauris. pp. 168, 180. ISBN 9781848857889.
- ^ "صفحه نخست". rabatcity.ir. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "ایل بلباس - گورک".
- Gewirk Tribe in history of Kurdistan, written by Mohsen Rashidi Gewirk
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