Khorasani Turks
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 400,000–854,000[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| North Khorasan,Razavi Khorasan,Golestan | |
| Languages | |
| Khorasani TurkicandPersian | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| OtherTurkic peoples EspeciallyTurkmens |
Khorasani Turks(Persian:ترکهای خراسان;Khorasani Turkic:خوراسان تؤرکلری) are aTurkicethnic groupinhabiting part ofNorth Khorasan,Razavi KhorasanandGolestanprovinces of Iran, as well as in the neighboring regions ofTurkmenistanup to beyond theAmu Darya Riverand speakKhorasani Turkic.Some can also speakKurdishdue to intermarriages withKhorasani Kurds,and they can also speakPersianas it is the lingua franca of Iran.[3]
The Khorasani Turks are not to be confused with other Turkic groups which have arrived in Khorasan more recently, especiallyIranian Azerbaijanis,who had a presence in the area, especially inMashhad,from about the early 20th century.[4]
Tribes
[edit]There are many clans and clans in Khorasan due to the arrival of Turks in different dates:
- Za'faranlu live in Shirvan and Quchan.
- Qarachordu lives mainly inIsfarayen.
- Imarli, Bukanli, Cuyanli, Pehlivanli, Boranli and Kilicanli lives mainly inBojnord.Timurtash and Nardin lives inGorgancity center.
- Godari lives inSini.
- Ramiani lives inRamian,Azadshahrand Gonbad-e Kavous counties ofGolestan province.
- Hajilari lives inMinoodasht,Galikesh,Kalaleh,Gonbad-e Kavous counties ofGolestan province.
- Qarailives inTorbat-e Heydarieh.[5]
- Several other tribes include Shamlu, Qaramanlu, and Silsüpür.[6]
Notable Khorasani Turks
[edit]- Haj Ghorban Soleimani
- Haji Bektash Veli(disputed)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^The Turkic Languages, By Lars Johanson, Éva Ágnes Csató Johanson, page 13, Routledge, 2015
- ^Potter, Lawrence G. (2014).Sectarian Politics in the Persian Gulf.Oxford University Press. p. 290.ISBN978-0-19-937726-8.Retrieved14 January2023.
- ^Madih, Abbasali (2014)."Kurds, Turkish language in Nishabur"(PDF).Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences.5(1): 164–165.Retrieved14 January2023.
- ^"AZERBAIJAN vi. Population and its Occupations and Culture".Encyclopædia Iranica.August 18, 2011.Retrieved13 August2013.
- ^Horasan Ağızları(in Turkish)Archived19 March 2013 at theWayback Machine
- ^Aksüt, Hamza (2009).Aleviler Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan: araştırma-inceleme.pp. 375, 377.
Turkmen groups include tribes such as Karamanlı, Silsüpür and Şamlu.
Sources
[edit]- فصلنامه تحقیقات جغرافیایی، سال سوم شماره ۲، پاییز ۱۳۷۶، دکتر محمد حسین پاپلی یزدی
- The Khorasani Turks of Iran
- Turks of Iran
- kalafat_horasan
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