"كردستان والأكراد" [و‎‎٣‎١] (١٢٢/٦١)

Tribe.
Number ol
families
Locality.
Remarks.
22. Girdi...
1,200
[Between Herki \
and the Persian |
frontier]
Baba Kurds, who mi
grated from Gird-
mamik about 60 years
ago; sedentary, in-
23. Dere...
800
[W. of HerkiJ ../
dustrious and wealthy
24. Jellali
4,000
Near Amadia
Sedentary and nomadic;
a branch is found
near Mush.
25. Doshki
500
At Dehok
Brigands, speaking
Kermanji.
2(>. Kohan
70
[S.E.of Jezirat-‘ibn-
‘Omar]
Nomads.
27. Shaykhan
(?)
Near Sheikh ‘Adi,
religious centre of
Yezidi religion
Semi-nomadic ; Yezidi.
28. Keshkan
(?)
[W. of Tigris, below
Jezirat-‘ibn'Omar]
Some of the tribe said
to be Yezidi.
29. Hasseina
(?)
Near Mosul
Nomads and villagers.
30. Bejwan
800
[E. of Mosul]
Language a mixture of
Arabic and Kurdish ;
said to be of Turkish
origin.
31. Shabak
500
[E. of Bejwan]
Sedentary; said to be
Shi‘ites or Baba, or
to have a secret re
ligion.
32. Baliki
(?)
On frontier [to S.
of L. Urmiyah]
33. Spirti
(?)
Locality uncertain
Nomads.
The majority of Kurds in this class are semi-nomadic mountaineers,
partly agriculturalists, partly shepherds, and partly horse-dealers. They
are of a thievish disposition, bloodthirsty, cowardly, and often cruel.
Their women are ugly and hard-worked, and usually ride mules or
donkeys. The men are big-boned, of heavy build, and of a very dark
complexion. They are poor and usually badly armed. In their wanderings
they often dispense with tents and shelter themselves behind screens of
reed. In religion they seem to have no fixed beliefs, but they are often
counted as Moslems.
The tribes of the second class are tabulated in the following
catalogue:—