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Zazas
Group of people in eastern Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Zazas (Zazaki: Zaza, Kırd, Kırmanc, Dımili[7] or Şarê Ma, lit. 'Our people') are a people in eastern Turkey who traditionally speak the Zaza language, a western Iranian language written in the Latin script. Their heartland consists of Tunceli and Bingöl provinces and parts of Elazığ, Erzincan and Diyarbakır provinces.[3] Zazas generally[8] consider themselves Kurds,[9][6][10][11] and are often described as Zaza Kurds by scholars.[7][12][13][14][15]
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Not to be confused with Zazi.
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
![]() Geographic distribution of Zaza speakers (darker green) among Iranian speakers[1] | |
Total population | |
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2 to 3 million[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() Diaspora: Approx. 300,000[3] Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States[4][5] | |
Languages | |
Zaza, Kurmanji Kurdish,[4] and Turkish | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam (mostly Shafiʽi school but also Hanafism) significant minority Alevism[6] |
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