Arkavazi (tribe)

Arkavazi 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 Khulam Rada Khan Arkawazi, whose name is known in all Kurdish regions.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. https://abadis.ir/fatofa/ایل-ارکوازی/
  2. قربانی پیرعلیدهی, فاطمه; صی محمدی, سمیره; صی محمدی, فرشته (2017-06-22). "بررسی عوامل مؤثر بر ارتقای سرزندگی در بین روستائیان ایل ارکوازی از توابع شهرستان ایلام". مجله مطالعات اجتماعی ایران. 11 (2(ویژه ایلام)): 78–97. ISSN 2008-3653.
  3. The principal mixed Kurdish-Lorī tribes are the Arkawāzī, Malekšāhī, Gačī, Šūhān, Ḵezel
  4. http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Article/View/82446/ارکوازی-سراینده-شیعی-کرد-زبان
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