The Muzuri مزووری; also spelled Mezuri, Missouri, Missuri, Musri, Mzuri or Mzwri) are a
Kurdish tribal group inhabiting the northernmost areas of
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also inc ...
. They live to the west of
Margavar
Margavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان مرگور, ku, Mirgewer) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,862, in 6,012 families. The r ...
and (west of
Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia;
az, اۇرمۇ گؤلۆ, script=Arab, italic=no, Urmu gölü;
ku, گۆلائوو رمیەیێ, Gola Ûrmiyeyê;
hy, Ուրմիա լիճ, Urmia lich;
arc, ܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܡܝܐ is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is l ...
). Muzuri is one of the oldest
Kurdish tribes in
Kurdistan
Kurdistan ( ku, کوردستان ,Kurdistan ; lit. "land of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languag ...
. Muzuri tribe mentioned by
Evliya Çelebi
Derviş Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi ( ota, اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years, recording ...
in his
travelogue
Travelogue may refer to:
Genres
* Travel literature, a record of the experiences of an author travelling
* Travel documentary
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called the ''
Seyahatname'' ("Book of Travel") in 1638, and mentioned by
Mark Sykes
Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First Wo ...
in 1909, Also mentioned by the Kurdish historian
Zaki
Zaki (Arabic زكي ) is an Arabic male name (with female form Zakiya) and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899–1998), Syrian politician
* Zaki Tun Azmi (born 1945), Malaysian judge
* Zaki Badawi (1 ...
in his book (Kurd and Kurdistan) in 1931. Mostly settled in
Erbil
Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000.
H ...
and
Dohuk
Duhok ( ku, دهۆک, translit=Dihok; ar, دهوك, Dahūk; syr, ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Beth Nohadra) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It's the capital city of Duhok Governorate.
History
The city's origin dates back to the Sto ...
provinces.
Pendro
Pendro or Pendru ( ku, پێندرۆ ,Pêndro, ar, بيندرو) is a village in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In the Erbil Governorate, close to the border with Turkey, it is approximately 15–18 km to the north of Barzan. It has a populati ...
is one of the largest villages inhabited by the Muzuri clan.
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Kurdish tribes