Ayrums

Ayrom's (Azerbaijani: Ayrımlar) are a sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijanis in Caucasus.^[1] During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some migrated to Iran and to Turkey.^[2] At least six towns in northwestern Azerbaijan and northeastern Armenia have been named after the tribe: Ayrum, Mets Ayrum, Bağanis Ayrum, Quşçu Ayrım, Yuxarı Ayrım, Mollaayrım. This is because the traditional territory of the tribe lied in the area between the modern-day states of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. There is no relation between Ayrom's and the Greek Orthodox, Turkic-speaking Urum people. The confusion is rooted from the lack of the Turkic sound "-ı" in Persian and its consequent representation by "-u".

Notable Ayrom's

• Noushafarin Ayromlou, Queen Mother of Iran
• Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlou, Queen Consort of Iran
• General Muhammad-Husayn Ayrom, General in the Persian Cossack Brigade^[3]
• General Teymūr Khan Ayromlou, General in the Persian Army
• Mahmoud Khan Ayrom, General in the Persian Cossack Brigade^[3]
• Yusuf Ziya Ayrımlı, Senator of Republic of Turkey(Kars, 07.06.1964-14.10.1979) in the TBMM
• Şamil Ayrım, Member Of The Turkish Parliament TBMM

See also

• Azerbaijani people
• Azerbaijan
• Turkic peoples
• Battle of Ganja (1804)

References

1. ↑ Azerbaijanis. Great Soviet Encyclopædia.
2. ↑ Mansoori, Firooz (2008). "17". Studies in History,Language and Culture of Azerbaijan (in Persian). Tehran: Hazar-e Kerman. p. 245. ISBN 978-600-90271-1-8.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Army and Creation of the Pahlavi State in Iran, 1921-1926 - Stephanie Cronin". Google Books. 1997. Retrieved 31 October 2012.