Lolan (tribe)



The Lolan (Lol) is a Zaza-speaking East Anatolian tribe of Kurdish origin. Lolan is one of the Kurdish tribes with a large Alevi population.

Districts where the Lolan tribe is spread: Bingöl (Yayladere), Erzincan (Tercan), Erzurum (Hınıs, Aşkale, Tekman), Gümüşhane (Kelkit), Muş (Varto), and Tunceli (Pülümür, Nazımiye, Çemişgezek). The part of the Lolan tribe living on the Iran–Iraq border speaks mostly Sorani and Gorani.