Jalali ( fa, جلالی, ku, Celalî, tr, Celâlî) are a

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tribe in eastern

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and Northwestern

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. They predominantly inhabit the

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district in the

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of Turkey and the Maku district in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. According to Basile Nikitine, the Jalali tribe were Kurdicized

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also suggested an Armenian connection.Pierre Oberling
JALĀLI

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