Hesenan () is the name of a Kurdish tribe located in various parts of
Kurdistan. The largest part of this tribe lives in
Turkish Kurdistan
Turkish Kurdistan or Northern Kurdistan () refers to the southeastern part of Turkey, where Kurds form the predominant ethnic group. The Kurdish Institute of Paris estimates that there are 20 million Kurds living in Turkey, the majority of the ...
. The Hesenan tribe took part in the
Dersim rebellion in 1937.
Notable Heseni
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Ferzende Beg
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Daham Miro
Daham Miro ( ku, Deham Mîro; Arabic: دهام ميرو) (January 1921-November 2010) was a Kurdish political leader and former chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDPS). Daham Miro was born in Sêgirka Mîro ("Miro’s three hill ...
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Seyid Rıza
References
*Agha, Shaikh and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan, Martin van Bruinessen
*The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview, Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Stefan Sperl
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Kurdish tribes
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