Tut Shami

Tut Shami
توتشامي
village
Tut Shami
Coordinates: 34°21′49″N 46°20′06″E / 34.36361°N 46.33500°E / 34.36361; 46.33500Coordinates: 34°21′49″N 46°20′06″E / 34.36361°N 46.33500°E / 34.36361; 46.33500
Country  Iran
Province Kermanshah
County Dalahu
Bakhsh Gahvareh
Rural District Gurani
Population (2006)
  Total 318
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Tut Shami (Persian: توتشامي, also Romanized as Tūt Shāmī; also known as Naūt Shāmī and Tūt Shāhī)[1] is a village in Gurani Rural District, Gahvareh District, Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 318, in 79 families.[2]

Tut Shami is important to the Yarsani religion as it is the residence of the Haydarî family, one of the leading spiritual leaders or sayyeds of the Goran Kurds. [3]

References

  1. Tut Shami can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087891" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. http://www.let.uu.nl/~martin.vanbruinessen/personal/publications/Bruinessen_Veneration_of_Satan_among_the_Ahl-i_Haqq_of_Guran.pdf
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