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Kalhor () is a Kurdish tribe and their dialect, "Kalhori", has been categorized as a branch of Southern Kurdish.
History
The tribe is described as the most powerful tribe in the province of Kermanshah and the surrounding region, and also described as "one of the most ancient, if not the most ancient, of the tribes of Kurdistan". The Kalhoris were mentioned by Sharaf-al-Din Bedlisi in the late 16th century, according to whom, the chiefs of the Kalhor claimed to be descended from Giv, the son of Goudarz (q.v.), a major hero in the Shahnameh.
Areas
Kalhor tribe populate cities and towns such asSarpol-e Zahab
Sarpol-e Zahab ( fa, سرپل ذهاب, ''Sarpole Zahâb''; ku, Serpêllî Zehaw, ; also romanized as Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Sar-e Pol-e Z̄ahāb, and Sar-ī-Pūl Zūhāb; also known as Pol-e Z̄ahāb, Sarpole-Zahab, Pol-e Z̄ohāb, Sarī-Pūl, and ...
, Gilan-e Gharb, Eslamabad-e Gharb
Eslamabad-e Gharb ( fa, اسلامآباد غرب; also Romanized as Eslāmābād-e Gharb; also known as Eslāmābād, Shāhābād, and Shāhābād-e Gharb), is a city and capital of Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At t ...
, Eyvan and Zarneh
Zarneh ( fa, زرنه; also known as Kāni Zarnah, Kanī Razneh, and Zarrīneh) is a city in and capital of Zarneh District, in Eyvan County
Eyvan County, alternately spelled Eywan or Aivan ( fa, شهرستان ایوان, ''Shahrestān-e Eyva ...
in Iran. In Iraq, they mainly populate Khanaqin.
The tribe has over 260,000 members in Kermanshah province.
See also
* Kayhan Kalhor *Suramiri
Suramiri ( ku, سورەمەیری), or Sorkheh Mehri ( fa, سرخه مهری), is a Kurdish tribe living in western and southwestern Iran, as well as parts of eastern Iraq.
History
Suramiri is short for Sorkheh Mehri, which means "a red-haired lea ...
* FeyliReferences
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