Zafaranlu

Zafaranlu, is one of the Kurdish tribes from Kurmanj stock. They live in the State of Western Azarbaijan, Iran, Shahindej region, Salim Khan hills. They are the fifth great tribe in their region after Jalali, Milan, Haraki & Mamesh tribes.

Zafaranlu used to be known as Chamishgazak during their settlement in the united Kurdistan.

Etymology

Zafaranlu = Zafaran (Saffron) + lu (Turkish suffix, which means "belong to the land of") = Belong to the land of Zafarn, it could be Deyr ul-Zafaran.

References

http://www.shahindezh.com/

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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