Ayrums ( az, Ayrımlar, in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

often as ''Âyromlū'') are a Turkic tribe, considered to be a sub-ethnic group of

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after the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They have been historically associated with the area nearby the city of

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(in present-day

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History

In 1828, after the signing of the

Treaty of Turkmenchay The Treaty of Turkmenchay ( fa, عهدنامه ترکمنچای; russian: Туркманчайский договор) was an agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–28). It was second o ...

by which

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lost the khanates (provinces) of

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and Nakhchivan, Iranian Crown Prince

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invited many of the Turkic tribes that would be otherwise subjected to rule by the

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to move inside Iran's newly-established borders. The Ayrumlu were one of them and were settled in

Avajiq Avajiq ( fa, آواجيق; az, Avacıq, Kilsəkəndi; tr, Avacık; formerly, Arab Dizaj (Persian: عرب دیزج), also Romanized as ‘Arab Dīzaj, and ‘Arab-e Dīzaj; also known as Arāb Dizeh, ‘Arab-e Dīzehsī, and ‘Arab Dizehsī) is ...

, a district to the west of Maku. They are associated with numerous villages in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province and are completely sedentary in contemporary times. During the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, some more migrated to Iran and

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. The Ayrums also live in the westernmost reaches of the present-day

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, where they live as a semi-nomadic people. At least six towns in northwestern

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and northeastern

have been named after the tribe:

Ayrum Ayrum ( hy, Այրում), is a town and urban community in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located at a road distance of northeast of the capital Yerevan and north of the provincial capital Ijevan. It is situated on the shores of Debed river ...

Mets Ayrum Mets Ayrum ( hy, Մեծ Այրում; az, Kiçik Ayrım, anglicized: ''Kichik Ayrim'', ) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of ...

Bağanis Ayrum Bağanis Ayrum () is a ghost village in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. The village has been controlled by Armenia since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. History On 22 March 1990, Azerbaijani farmers shot at passing trucks and cars with Armen ...

Quşçu Ayrım Quşçu Ayrım () is a village in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. The name signifies the presence of Ayrums Ayrums ( az, Ayrımlar, in Persian often as ''Âyromlū'') are a Turkic tribe, considered to be a sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijanis ...

Yuxarı Ayrım Yuxarı Ayrım () is a ghost village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The name reflects the former presence of Ayrums Ayrums ( az, Ayrımlar, in Persian often as ''Âyromlū'') are a Turkic tribe, considered to be a sub-ethnic group of ...

Mollaayrım Mollaayrım (also, Molla Ayrım and Mollaayrum) is a village and municipality in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Repub ...

. There is no relation between Ayrums and the

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Turkic-speaking Urum people. The confusion is rooted in the lack of the Turkic sound "-ı" in

and its consequent representation by "-u".

Notable Ayrums

* Teymur Khan Ayromlou, General in the

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, father-in-law of Reza Pahlavi *

Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlou Tâdj ol-Molouk ( fa, تاج‌الملوک; 17 March 1896 – 10 March 1982) was an Iranian royal, who was the Shahbanu, Queen of Pahlavi Iran, Iran as the wife of Reza Shah, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty and Shah of Iran between 1925 and 1941 ...

, Queen Consort of Iran, wife of Reza Pahlavi, mother of

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 October ...

* Mohammad-Hosayn Ayrom, General in the

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* Mahmoud Khan Ayrom, General in the Persian Cossack Brigade * Yusuf Ziya Ayrımlı, Senator of the Republic of Turkey (Kars, June 7, 1964 - October 14 1979) in the

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* Şamil Ayrım, Member of the

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History

Notable Ayrums

See also

References