Alawi (disambiguation)
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Alawi/Alawite/Alavis/Alavids/Alevis (Arabic: علوي) may refer to:
Places
- Alawi (sheikhdom), a historic principality in Yemen
- Alawite State, a French mandate territory in the coastal area of present-day Syria
- Alavi, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
Groups
- Alavids, Zaydi Alid dynasty of the Tabaristan, Daylam and Gilan
- Alawites, a prominent religious Shia minority sect in Syria, also known as Nusayris or Arab Alawites
- Alevis, a religious community in Turkey
- Bektashiyyah Tariqa, a religious community in Turkey, Balkans and Albania
- Qizilbash, a religious community in Turkey
- Alavi Bohra, an Tayyibi–Mustaali–Ismāʿīlī Madh'hab in India and Pakistan
- Alaouite dynasty, the name of the current royal family of Morocco
- Ba 'Alawi sada, a family and social group in Yemen and descendants of Imam Ahmad al-Muhajir through Alawi bin Ubaydillah
- Ba 'Alawi tariqa, a Sufi brotherhood in Yemen, also known as "Tariqa Alawiyya"
- Chinarism, an alternative branch of Alevism in Turkey, also known as Ishik Alawis
People
- Alawi (name), a surname and given name
- Alavi (surname), a surname for descendants of Ali, especially in South Asia
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