Turkmen tribes

tribe of Oghuz Turks

Turkmen tribe

The Yomut (Turkmen: Ýomut, Persian: یَمود/یُمود ) is a large ethnographic group within the Turkmen people and historically one of the five major tribes of Turkmenistan. The Yomut have maintained a distinct cultural identity and continue to live primarily in Turkmenistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan.

Begdili (also spelled Bekdili or Bigdeli; Middle Turkic: بَكْتِلى Begtili; ; Turkish: Beğdili boyu; Azerbaijani: Bəydili boyu) were an Oghuz Turkic people and a sub-branch of the Bozok tribal federation. Currently, the descendants of Begdili tribe and those who identify themselves as such are part of the Geklen Turkmens living in the Balkan velayat of Turkmenistan. They also can be found among Ersari Turkmens, who live predominantly in the Lebap velayat (region) of Turkmenistan and northern provinces of Afghanistan. Turkish Begdili Turkomans live in Tarsus, Aleppo, and in many parts of Anatoli

thumb|Chowdur carpet design from the Turkmen flag The Chowdur (meaning herder) or Choudor are one of the ten major groups of people who merged after 1920 to form the modern Turkmen Republic. They live primarily in and around the Khorezm Oasis. thumb|Satellite image showing the Aral Sea, [[Sarygamysh Lake (Dark lake in lower left corner), and the Khorezm Oasis (dark region).]]

Ersari (, where Er - brave man, master; sari - light, bright, yellow) are one of the major tribes of the Turkmen people of Central Asia and one of the five major tribes of the country of Turkmenistan. They live mainly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Saryk () are a tribe of Turkmens in Turkmenistan. The Saryk mostly live in the valley of the Marghab River (the ancient Margiana).

thumb|Aras Khan|Aras Khan Rumlu on horse in the Siege of Shamakhi, 9–11 November 1578. [[Secaatname (1586)]] thumb|Aras Khan|Aras Khan Rumlu captured by a [[Crimean Khanate warrior of Adil Giray, in November 1578. Şeca'atname (1598)]] The Rumlu were one of the Azerbaijani speaking Qizilbash Turkoman tribes that were active during the Safavid period.

The Alevi-Kızılbaş Turkmen community living in the Tunceli region