The Kordshuli tribe ()
is a
nomad
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ic and
pastoral
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Kurdish
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*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
tribe in
Fars Province in
Iran
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. Their main settlement is
Khonjesht.
History
The tribe settled in Fars Province in the 19th century. They speak
Laki
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and were briefly part of the
Qashqai confederation, but became independent again in the beginning of the 20th century.
Population
In 1960, the Kordshuli population numbered around 600 households, and most still live a nomadic lifestyle.
In the 1970s, they numbered 353 households, of which 296 were nomadic.
References
{{Kurdish tribes
Kurdish tribes
Kurdish tribes of Iran
Fars Province
Iranian nomads