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Jaff (tribe)


Jaff (Caf, جاف)
Mohamed Pasha Jaff
EthnicityKurdish
LocationSilêmanî to Sine
ReligionSunni Islam

The Jaff tribe, most official national archives and government documents write the name as: Jaf, Al Jaf, or Aljaf. In other countries, it may also appear as Jahf, Jaaf, or Caf (Kurdish: جاف). Jaff is the largest Kurdish tribe in the Middle East, it is also known as the Jaff clan, living in the borderlands of Iran and Iraq. Their heartland is between Sulaymaniyah to Sanandaj.[1][2] The tribe predominantly adheres to the Shafi'i school with many Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya followers.[2] It is a dynasty, that originated in the year 1114 by Zaher Beg Jaff,[3][4] other important leaders were Mohamed Pasha Jaff, Lady Adela, Osman Pasha Jaff and Mahmud Pasha Jaff, their ancestral home is Sherwana Castle.[5][6][7] The Ottoman Empire bestowed on them the name Pasha, a noble title, in the 1700s.[8][9] They are the biggest Kurdish tribe in the Middle East with approximately 4 million people[10] and they speak Babani Sorani.[11][12] They ruled the Ardalan Principality until the 1860s.[2]

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  7. ^ "Hanna Jaff vive un amor 'real'". elimparcial.com (in Spanish). El Imparcial. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Hanna and Harry: A Mexican Netflix Reality Star Will Soon Marry Into the British Royal Family". nbcsandiego.com. NBC San Diego. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Hanna Jaff pospone su boda con aristócrata inglés". revistaclase.mx (in Spanish). Revista Clase. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ^ "La tribu jaff en la actualidad". altonivel.com.mx (in Spanish). Alto Nivel. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Kurdish woman plans to run for seat in Mexican Congress". kurdistan24.net. Kurdistan 24. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ Mirwaisi, Hamma F. (2010). Return of the Medes: An Analysis of Iranian History. Wheatmark, Inc. p. 330. ISBN 9781604944495.
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