Gewirk

Gewirk (Persian: گورک, Kurdish: گورک) , also known as the "Gawerk" or "Gewrek", are a Kurdish tribe inhabiting areas of modern-day Iran, Iraq and Turkey.[1] The people of the Gewirk tribe mainly inhabit the following cities of Iran: Urmia, Sardasht , Rabat , Mahabad, Saqez, Boukan, Salmas and Shepiran.[1] In Turkey, they mainly inhabit the following provinces and cities: Van, Başkale and Gürpınar.[1] In Iraq, they mainly inhabit the following Shaqlawa district of Erbil.[1]

Gawerk Lords in Urmia and Sardasht-آغایان ایل گورک در سردشت و مهاباد 1900 میلادی

The historical center of the Gewirk tribe is Rabat, a city in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran.[2][3]

Gawerk - Mahabad- house of lord - Osman Agha مهاباد - سویناس -منزل قادرآغا گورک
Gawerk - Rabat- hasan aghaساوجبلاغ موکری - ربط - ملک حسن آغا گورک

The tribe is a part of the Billbas Tribal Federation[4] and with the members of the tribe speaking the Mokryan accent of the Kurdish language.

Gawerk- Kordestan region - Rabat house of Rashid Agha -ارومیه - ربط -منزلگاه آغایان گورک

References
  1. Vali, Abbas (2011). Kurds and the State in Iran: The Making of Kurdish Identity. Volume 36 of International Library of Iranian Studies. London: I.B.Tauris. pp. 168, 180. ISBN 9781848857889.
  2. نظم فر, حسین (2017-05-01). "تحلیل سطوح توسعه روستایی و میزان برخورداری دهستان های استان آذربایجان غربی". Space Economy and Rural Development. 6 (19): 159–175. doi:10.18869/acadpub.serd.6.19.159. ISSN 2322-2131.
  3. "صفحه نخست". rabatcity.ir. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  4. "ایل بلباس - گورک".
  • Gewirk Tribe in history of Kurdistan, written by Mohsen Rashidi Gewirk
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