Shaqaqi


Shaqaqi is a Kurdish tribe in Iran. Its branches nowadays live in East Azerbaijan, Razavi Khorasan and North Khorasan provinces of Iran and also in Palestine. They mainly speak Azerbaijani language and are Shiite Muslims.

History

The Shaqaqi tribe has been described as brave warriors and they trained officers of soldiers of the Qajar dynasty since the reign of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.