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Yomut
Turkmen tribe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Turkoman horse Yomud, see Iomud.
The Yomut or Yomud is a Turkmen tribe that lives in Western and Central Asia, including Gorgan, Iran; Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan; the eastern Caspian shores; Khiva, Uzbekistan; and Dashoguz, Turkmenistan.
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Yomut | |
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![]() A Yomud Turkmen in traditional attire, Cheleken Island, early 20th century. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Turkmenistan and Iran, east coast of Caspian Sea | |
Languages | |
Turkmen (Yomut dialect), Persian | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Turkmens, Iranian Turkmens |
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The Yomut carpet is a type of rug traditionally handwoven by the Yomut.