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Hamidiye
Hamidiye is a Kurdish tribe mentioned in sources; it is also known by the names Hamidî/Hammudî and is referred to as "Hamidiye" by İbnü’l-Esîr (Vol. 2, p. 64). İbn Havkal mentions this tribe along with Lariye and other communities (Vol. 2, p. 29).
El-Umerî writes that the Kurds belonging to the Hamidiye tribe possess all kinds of good qualities; that they are loyal, generous, and brave (Vol. 2, p. 64). Kalkaşendî estimates the number of tribe members in Ukr el-Hamidiye to be thirty thousand (Vol. 2, p. 112). In the Musul region, the place name "Akr el-Hamidiye" is also recorded (Vol. 2, p. 36).
Sources
Kürt Tarihinin Kaynakları, Volume 2: İSLAMÎ DÖNEM COĞRAFYA VE SEYAHAT KİTAPLARI (2023)
Authors: İbrahim İbrahimî, Hakan Can
Pages: 29, 36, 64, 112
Sources are drawn from the series “Kürt Tarihinin Kaynakları” (Sources of Kurdish History). Series editors: Nurettin Beltekin, Serdar Şengül, Ercan Çağlayan.
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