Suramiri (tribe)

Suramiri(Arabic: سورمیری, Kurdish: Soremeyrî, Persian: سرخه مهری), is a Kurdish tribe living in western and southwestern Iran, as well as parts of eastern Iraq.

History

Sorameri is short for Sorkheh Mehri, which means "a red-haired mir". The Sorameri Kurds are scattered around the provinces of Hamadan, Lorestan, Ilam, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Sorkheh Mehri, and Cham Seyl in Iran, and the cities of Khanaqin, Badra, and Ali al-Gharbi in Iraq. The Suramirifollow Shia Islam and speak Southern Kurdish.^[1][2][3] Some consider this tribe to be off sasanian origins^[4][5]

See also

• Feyli
• Kalhor
• Kurds