The majority of the district is
Alevi from both
Kurdish and
Turkish ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik,[6] and the
Parçikan.[7]
Ethnic composition of the settlements in Arguvan District:
^Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^Aksüt, Hamza (2012). Aleviler: Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan : araştırma-inceleme (in Turkish) (5 ed.). Yurt Kitap-Yayın. pp. 292–293 & 303.
The majority of the district is
Alevi from both
Kurdish and
Turkish ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik,[6] and the
Parçikan.[7]
Ethnic composition of the settlements in Arguvan District:
^Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^Aksüt, Hamza (2012). Aleviler: Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan : araştırma-inceleme (in Turkish) (5 ed.). Yurt Kitap-Yayın. pp. 292–293 & 303.