Berwari (Kurdish tribe)

Berwari is the name of a Kurdish tribe in South Kurdistan. The Berwari are divided into two main branches, the Berwari Bala and the Berwari Jeri. Each tribe lives in 75 villages. In 1971 most of their villages were destroyed by the Baathist party. Many Berwari subsequently emigrated to Iran, Turkey, the United States and European countries.

Notable members

Nisrin Barwari, Iraqi minister of development and construction, is a prominent Berwari.

Kurdish tribes

Iraq	Balak Bajalan Barzani Barzanji Berwari Bradost Feyli Gewirk Herki Jaff Khoshnaw Merzanî Mirawdale Muzuri Rekani Sanjâbi Sian Sorani

Iran	Bajalan Bradost Darî Donboli Ferozkohi Feyli Gewirk Herki Jaff Jalali Kalhor Mangur Milan Sanjâbi Shekak Suseni Zafaranlu

Turkey	Çelebi Darî Gewirk Herki Hesenan Jalali Motikan Reşvan

Syria	Reşvan

Azerbaijan	Shaqaqi Sheylanli

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Berwari (Kurdish tribe)

Notable members

See also