Küresünni
Sign in to saveKüresünni is a Turkic tribe that inhabits the territory of Salmas, Urmia, Khoy, Maku in Iran and Van Province in Turkey. It is believed that they descend from Chepni tribesmen who were settled in the region by the Ottoman Empire to serve against the Qizilbash. Küresünni, from the Shafi'i ''madh'hab'', continue to be fervent Sunnis. In the southwest of Khoy, there are Kurdicized groups of Küresünni Turks.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Küresünni
- Ethnic group.popplace
- West Azerbaijan, : Van
- Ethnic group.rels
- Sunni Islam (Shafi'i)
- Ethnic group.langs
- Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kurdish
- Ethnic group.related
- Azerbaijanis, Turks
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Küresünni is a Turkic tribe that inhabits the territory of Salmas, Urmia, Khoy, Maku in Iran and Van Province in Turkey. It is believed that they descend from Chepni tribesmen who were settled in the region by the Ottoman Empire to serve against the Qizilbash. Küresünni, from the Shafi'i ''madh'hab'', continue to be fervent Sunnis. In the southwest of Khoy, there are Kurdicized groups of Küresünni Turks.
==Etymology==
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