Zazas (Iranian people)

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Name (Hebrew)
זזים (עם איראני)
Name (Latin)
Zazas (Iranian people)
Name (Arabic)
زازا (شعب إيراني)
Other forms of name
Dimilis (Iranian people)
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Ethnology Turkey
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q142897
Library of congress: sh2009009494
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2009322896: Türkdoğan, O. Türk toplumunda Zazalar ve Kürtler, 2008.
  • Wikipedia, via WWW, 18 Nov 2009(The Zazas or Dimilis are an Iranic (Aryan) ethnic group and an ethnic minority in Turkey. They primarily live in the eastern Anatolian provinces, such as Adıyaman, Aksaray, Batman, Bingöl, Diyarbakır (Diyarbekır), Elazığ (Xarpêt), Erzurum, Erzincan (Erzıngan), Gümüşhane, Kars, Malatya, Muş, Şanliurfa (Rıha), Sivas (Sêvaz), and Tunceli (Dêrsim) provinces. Zaza culture and language show some similarities to other Iranic (Aryan) ethnic groups, such as Gorani, Semnani, Kurds, Pashtuns, Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Persians, and others)