Malekshahi Kurds

Malekshahi  tribe is a Kurdish tribe found in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. The name in Persian language is from an old name Melkishi, a Kurdish tribe that spread from Çemişgezek to Tunceli Province in Turkey and Ilam Province in Iran.  At the 2010 census, the tribe's population was 750,000- 1,500,000.

The Malekshahi is one of the largest tribes in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Melikshahi Kurdish language and dialect is malekshahi. There is a Georgian counterpart to this tribe, namely the Melikishvili.

The Malekshah mainly live in the provinces of Ilam, Kurdistan Province, Mazandaran Province and North Khorasan Province, Lorestan Province, Kermanshah, and in southern Iraq, especially around the cities of Baghdad, Khanaqin, Basra, Wasit Governorate, Diyala Governorate, Amarah, and Kut, and in Turkey especially around Çemişgezek.

Major tribes of the Malekshahi tribal confederation 
The Malekshahi  tribe is the biggest Kurdish tribe in Ilam province.

They may be divided into two groups, each containing several clans.

Malekshahi Chamzai Chamshgzak: 1- Khamis 2- Neghi (Naazr Bagh) 3- Kazem Bag 4- Rossegah (Rostam Bagh) 5- Khodadad 6- Malegah 7- Sugar Bagh 8- Hossein Bagh 9- Bawah PirMahmmad 10- Kharzeinvand 11- Gheytolli 12- Golan 13- Kalawand 14- Kinaineh 15- Khalil Vand 16- konariwand 17- Gravundy 18-Seyralwand 19- Shah Mir ( ShyaraMir) 20- kol kol 21- kalega 22- Kawger (Kabkgir) 23- Seiagah 24- joma 25- Hamananeh and Cole (Ali Nazar)

Malekshahi plaster: 26- Rasoulwand 27- Bowleg 28- kheirashah 29- Cookie 30- Dou ghorsa 31- Gheytol 32- Kahalaf Mehr 33- Ghaterah Siah 34- Seyranah

References 

Category:Kurdish tribes
Category:Ilam Province
Category:Nomadic groups in Iran