Kakavand (tribe) explained

Kakavand ^[1] is a Kurdish tribe residing in Kermanshah Province,^[2] Lorestan Province in Iran and around Khanaqin in Iraq.^[3]

In the second half of the 20th century they established themselves in the Pishkuh area of Lorestan, and also to the west of Qazvin and in Tarom. They speak Laki and adhere to Yarsanism.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: چەند زانیارییەک لەسەر هۆزی کاکەوەن. 22 December 2020. Prsmedia.net. ku.
2. Web site: کاکاوند. 4 January 2022. Dehkhoda. fa.
3. Book: Henry Field . Henry Field (anthropologist) . Contributions to the Anthropology of Iran . 1939 . Field Museum of Natural History . 168.
4. Web site: مذهب اهل حق-علی اللهی-فرقه یارسان- . Porseman . 26 June 2019 . fa.