Mokryan

Mokryan also known as Mukriyan, Mukri, Mokri, Mokrī, Mokriyan, was a Muslim Kurdish emirate centered at Mahabad ruling areas to the south and west of lake Urmia, for four centuries from the end of the 15th century.

 
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Before Mukris, the region was ruled by Hadhabanis. During the battle of Dimdim Mukriyanis rallied around Kurds of Bradost (Baradost).[1]

The Mokryan region encompasses the four cities of Mahabad, Piranshahr, Bukan . Sardasht , Rabat , Naqadeh , Saqez , and Oshnavieh . It is officially part of West Azarbaijan Province in Iran. Now Its largest city is Bukan, while Mahabad and Piranshahr are the second and third most populous cities respectively- also most kurdish tribes in this region are Gawerk, Mangur , Dehbukri , Shekak , Mokri .[2]

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References
  1. DIMDIM Archived April 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://www.irna.ir/fa/NewsPrint.aspx?ID=81848046


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