Are Armenians the same as Kurds?

Are Armenians the same as Kurds?

According to some historical records and modern scholars, despite the similarity in names, the Karduchoi were not Kurds. Besides Corduene, the Kingdom of Armenia also governed Moxoene (Miks in Kurdish), located around present-day Bahçesaray, which today is inhabited heavily by Kurds.

Where do Alevi Kurds come from?

Kurdish Alevis are sometimes still called Kızılbaş. Even as far east as Afghanistan and Pakistan, many Shias have “Qizilbash” as their family names. Under Ottoman rule the Alevis emerged as an endogamous ethnic group, primarily Turkish-speaking but also including Kurdish communities, concentrated in rural Anatolia.

Are all Alevis Kurdish?

There are an estimated fifteen to twenty million Alevis living in Turkey, constituting twenty percent of Turkey’s population. While the majority of Alevis are ethnically Turkish, twenty per cent, which is about five million, of them are ethnically Kurdish, and this makes them a ‘twice minority’.

Do Kurds live in Armenia?

Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Armenia. Over 80000 Kurds lived in Armenia in the Soviet times, now they make a number of about 40000. In Armenia the Kurdish people are represented by two ethnic groups: the Kurds and the Yezidis. Up to the end of the 1980s the Yezidis were identified with the Kurds.

Where does the Armenian race come from?

The Armenians are the descendants of a branch of the Indo-Europeans. The ancient Greek historians Herodotus and Eudoxus of Rhodes related the Armenians to the Phrygians—who entered Asia Minor from Thrace—and to the peoples of the ancient kingdom upon whom the Phrygians imposed their rule and language.

Do Alevis fast in Ramadan?

Alevis differ outwardly from Sunni Muslims in the following ways: they do not fast in Ramadan but do during the Ten Days of Muharram (the Shi’a commemoration of Imam Husayn’s martyrdom); they do not prostrate themselves during prayer; they do not have mosques; and do not have obligatory formal almsgiving, although they …

Does Alevi pray?

In Alevi society men and women pray together in the same room. The place where Alevi people pray is called a Cemevi in Turkish. It is similar to a church. Once or twice a year the whole community gets together to pray and discuss social issues.

What is the Alevi religion?

Alevi is a mystical belief that is rooted in Islam and Sufism with some traditions of Christianity and Shamanism. It is a religion that is based on humanistic ideals of love and tolerance expressed in mystical poems instead of strict rules, passed on through oral tradition.

Is Alevi Sunni or Shia?

Alevis follow a belief system that incorporates aspects of both Shi’a and Sunni Islam and draws on the traditions of other religions found in Anatolia as well. Alevis in Central Anatolia base their beliefs on 12er Shi’ism.

Are the Kurds Medes?

Yes, Kurds are the descendants of the Medes inasmuch as they contributed genetically and linguistically to the formation of what the Kurds are today.

What language is spoken by the Kurds?

Kurdish language, a West Iranian language, one of the Indo-Iranian languages, chiefly spoken in Kurdistan. It ranks as the third largest Iranian language, after Persian and Pashto, and has numerous dialects. It is thought to be spoken by some 20–40 million people.