Sian (Kurdish tribe)

Sian, Syan or Siyan (سيان, سیاں, سنیاں in Kurdish) are a Kurdish tribe that live in southern Erbil, as well as Gabaraka, Mekhmur, Deshti-Qeraj kendînawe, and Girdesor villages in Iraq.

There are also many Siyan living in the Lasbela District of Baluchistan, Pakistan.

The branches of the Siyan in Iraq are the Shemzini, Esdikerri, Dimsori, Salmemi, Kaci, and Piresni. The main branches of Siyan tribe in Baluchistan are Jarazae, Bandozae and Bakirzae.

According to Baluchistani Siyan, they migrated approximately 180–200 years ago from Iranian Baluchistan (Sistan) to Pakistani Baluchistan.


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