Sanjâbi (tribe)

The Sanjâbi or Senjâwi (سنجاوی, Sincawî, ), is one of the biggest Kurdish tribes in Kermanshah Province of Iran and is also found in Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region. The Sanjabi dialect is a branch of Southern Kurdish language family. They are notable for having played a leading role in the intertribal history of western Iran, protecting its borders against neighbouring powers—the Russian, British, and especially the Ottoman Empire.