Arkavazi (tribe) explained

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

• Feyli
• Kalhor
• Kurdish tribes

Notes and References

1. 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…"
2. Web site: ایل ارکوازی - معنی در دیکشنری آبادیس.
3. قربانی پیرعلیدهی. فاطمه. صی محمدی. سمیره. صی محمدی. فرشته. 2017-06-22. بررسی عوامل مؤثر بر ارتقای سرزندگی در بین روستائیانِ ایل ارکوازی از توابع شهرستان ایلام. مجله مطالعات اجتماعی ایران. 11. 2 (ویژه ایلام). 78–97. 2008-3653.
4. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/asayer-tribes The principal mixed Kurdish-Lorī tribes are the Arkawāzī, Malekšāhī, Gačī, Šūhān, Ḵezel
5. Web site: سراینده شیعی کردزبان . 2023-06-05 . hawzah.net.