Hesenan () is the name of a Kurdish tribe located in various parts of Kurdistan. The largest part of this tribe lives in Turkish Kurdistan.
History They were considered part of the Milli tribe.Dersim: Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı'nın Raporu, pp. 100, Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı, Kaynak Yayınları, 1998. The Hesenan are religiously Shafi'i and speak Kurmanji.Aşiretler Raporu, pp. 257, Doğu Perinçek, Kaynak Yayınları, 1998, . The Hesenan tribe took part in the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1937.
Notable Heseni
Ferzende Beg Daham Miro Hakan Fidan
References
Bibliography Agha, Shaikh and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan, Martin van Bruinessen The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview, Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Stefan Sperl
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