Gewirk (tribe)

Gewirk (Persian: گورک, Sorani Kurdish: گەورک), also known as the "Gawerk" or "Gewrek", are a Kurdish tribe inhabiting areas of modern-day Iran, Iraq and Turkey.

[1] The people of the Gewirk tribe mainly inhabit the following cities of Iran: Urmia, Sardasht, Rabat, Mahabad, Saqez, Boukan, Salmas and Shepiran.

[1] In Turkey, they mainly inhabit the following provinces and cities: Van, Başkale and Gürpınar.

[1] In Iraq, they mainly inhabit the following Shaqlawa district of Erbil.

The historical center of the Gewirk tribe is Rabat, a city in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran.