Modan (tribe)

Modan (Kurdish: Modan) is a Kurdish tribe mainly residing around Haymana, Ankara Province in Turkey.[1] The first Kurdish village and considerable Kurdish presence appeared in the region in 15th and 18th centuries, respectively.[2][3] Tribal members are also found in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran.[4]

Geography

It is believed that the tribe migrated westward from Mutki region near Bitlis.[5] Today, they live in the villages of Katrancı, Saatli, Karasüleymanlı, Çeltikli and Toyçayırı in the Haymana district of Ankara Province.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alakom, Rohat (2004). Orta Anadolu Kürtleri. Evrensel Basım Yayın. p. 33. ISBN 9789756525777.
  2. ^ Fiğan, Mehmet (2017). "Etnik Sınırlarda Gezinmek: Haymanalı Kürtlerin Kimliklenme ve Kültürlerarası İletişim Pratikleri" (PDF). Hacettepe University Social Studies Institute (in Turkish). Hacettepe University: 52 & 55.
  3. ^ "1. Orta Anadolu Kürtleri Konferans Sonuç bildirgesi!" (in Turkish). 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ Oberling, Pierre (2004). "Kurdish tribes". Iranica Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ Dr. Mikaîlî (2013). "Orta Anadolu Kürtlerinin Tarihteki izleri" (PDF). Bîrnebûn (in Turkish) (56): 52.
  6. ^ Ateş, Nuh (2010). "Kurdên Deşta Anatolîyê - Koçberîyeke Bêrawestî" (PDF). Bîrnebun (in Kurdish) (46): 17.
  7. ^ Yurtdaş, Enver (2012). "Modanlılar" (PDF). Bîrnebun. 52: 73.
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