Hamawand (tribe)

The Hamawand (ḤAMĀVAND from MOḤAMMADVAND) is a Kurdish tribe in Kurdistan Region. In 1908, they rebelled against the Ottoman Empire. During the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), they fought against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant alongside other Kurdish tribes. The Ḥamāvand tribe is an ethnic group of Kurdish origin, residing in the north-eastern region of Iraq. It has been documented as "the most renowned fighting tribe of southern Kurdistan". The Ḥamāvand tribe is believed to have migrated from the Kermānšāh region in Persia to the Bāz-yān district, situated between Kerkuk and Solaymāniya, during the early 18th century. As stated by George Curzon, a number of Ḥamāvand were present in the vicinity of Kermānšāh. According to other sources, the Hamawand tribe had emigrated to Persia in around 1865.

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