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Yarsan Holy Places
Yarsanism, Ahl-e Haqq or Kaka'i ( ku, یارسان, translit=Yarsan or ; fa, اهل حق, ar, كاكائي), is a syncretic religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of followers of Yarsanism is estimated to be over half a million to one million in Iran. The numbers in Iraq are unknown. Followers are mostly Kurds from the Guran, Sanjâbi, Kalhor, Zangana and Jalalvand tribes. Turkic-speaking Yarsan enclaves also exist in Iran. Some Yarsanis in Iraq are called ''Kaka'i''. Yarsanis say that some people call them disparagingly as "Ali-o-allahi" or "worshipers of Ali" which labels Yarsanis deny. Many Yarsanis hide their religion due to pressure of Iran's Islamic system, and there are no exact statistics of their population. The Yarsanis have a distinct religious literature primarily written in the Gorani language. However, few modern Yarsani can read or write Gorani as their mother tongue is Southern Kurdish or Sorani. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosul
Mosul ( ar, الموصل, al-Mawṣil, ku, مووسڵ, translit=Mûsil, Turkish: ''Musul'', syr, ܡܘܨܠ, Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second largest city in Iraq in terms of population and area after the capital Baghdad, with a population of over 3.7 million. Mosul is approximately north of Baghdad on the Tigris river. The Mosul metropolitan area has grown from the old city on the western side to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Bank" (east side) and the "Right Bank" (west side), as locals call the two riverbanks. Mosul encloses the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on its east side. Mosul and its surroundings have an ethnically and religiously diverse population; a large majority of its population are Arabs, with Assyrians, Turkmens, and Kurds, and other, smaller ethnic minorities comprising the rest of the city's population. Sunni Islam is the largest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zangana (tribe)
The Zangana tribe is a Kurdish tribe in Kermanshah province and some parts of Iraqi Kurdistan. They speak a distinct dialect. However, in recent years they have linguistically assimilated into the language practice of Sorani speakers in the area in which they live.Michiel Leezenberg, ILLC- Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, "Gorani Influence on Central Kurdish/ref> The settlement patterns of the people have shifted since the late 1980s. The Saddam Hussein regime relocated them in the Al-Anfal Campaign of 1988; also, in the course of the refugee dislocations of 1991 the Zangana people relocated. Additional reference *Cecil J. Edmonds, ''Kurds, Turks and Arabs: Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq, 1919-1925,'' London, 1957. References Kurdish tribes Zanganeh, * {{kurdistan-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahvareh
Gahvareh ( fa, گهواره; also Romanized as Gahvāreh; also known as Gavāra and Gawareh) is a city and capital of Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,708, in 1,147 families. The city is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir .... References Populated places in Dalahu County Cities in Kermanshah Province Kurdish settlements in Kermanshah Province {{Dalahu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerend-e Gharb
Kerend-e Gharb ( ku, نكرن ,کرن, Kirin, fa, كرندغرب; also known as Kerend, Karand, and Karīnd) is a city and capital of Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,894, in 2,041 families. The city is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ... and is important in the Yarsani religion as it is the location of the tombs of the holy men Pir Benjamin and Pir Musi. Language Language distribution in the city: See also * References Cities in Kermanshah Province Kurdish settlements in Kermanshah Province Populated places in Dalahu County Yarsan holy places {{Dalahu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahneh
Sahneh ( fa, صحنه; also Romanized as Şaḩneh and Sehneh; also known as Sahna) is a city in and the capital of Sahneh County, Kermanshah Province Sahneh County ( fa, شهرستان صحنه) is located in Kermanshah province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sahneh Sahneh ( fa, صحنه; also Romanized as Şaḩneh and Sehneh; also known as Sahna) is a city in and the capital of Sah ..., Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,133, in 8,861 families. References Populated places in Sahneh County Cities in Kermanshah Province {{Sahneh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holeylan County
Holeylan County ( fa, شهرستان هلیلان) is located in Ilam province, Iran. The capital of the county is Towhid. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Chardavol County Chardavol County ( fa, شهرستان چرداول) is located in Ilam province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sarableh. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Holeylan ... was 15,191, in 3,066 households. Retrieved 15 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 14,793 people, in 3,696 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population as a district of Chardavol County was 15,276, in 4,240 households. It was separated from Chardavol County in 2020. Administrative divisions References Counties of Ilam Province {{Ilam-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delfan County
Delfan County ( fa, شهرستان دلفان, ku, شارسان دڵفان) is located in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Nurabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,385, in 29,257 households. Retrieved 8 November 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 143,973, in 40,467 households. Delfan is a mountainous region in the northwest of Lorestan province. Its capital city, Nurabad, is one of the five cities in Iran that is more than above sea level and has very cold winters. The county is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir .... Administrative divisions References Counties of Lorestan Province {{Lorestan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivanij Rural District
Bivanij Rural District ( fa, دهستان بيونيج) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 1,458, in 323 families. The rural district has 10 villages. References Rural Districts of Kermanshah Province Dalahu County {{Dalahu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahidasht Rural District
Mahidasht Rural District ( fa, دهستان ماهيدشت) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Mahidasht District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 13,107, in 3,045 families. The rural district has 78 villages. References Rural Districts of Kermanshah Province Kermanshah County {{KermanshahCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
