Ayrums

Ayrums (Azerbaijani: Ayrımlar) are a Turkic-speaking sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijanis in Caucasus. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some migrated to Iran and to Turkey. At least six towns in northwestern Azerbaijan and northeastern Armenia have been named after the tribe: Ayrum, Mets Ayrum, Bağanis Ayrum, Quşçu Ayrım, Yuxarı Ayrım, Mollaayrım. This is due to the fact that the traditional territory of the tribe lied in the area between the modern-day states of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. There is no relation between Ayrums and the Greek Orthodox, Turkic-speaking Urum people. The confusion is rooted from the lack of the Turkic sound "-ı" in Persian and its consequent representation by "-u".

Notable Ayrums

• Noushafarin Ayromlou, Queen Mother of Iran
• Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlou, Queen Consort of Iran
• General Muhammad-Husayn Ayrom, General in the Persian Cossack Brigade^[1]
• General Teymūr Khan Ayromlou, General in the Persian Army
• Mahmoud Khan Ayrom, General in the Persian Cossack Brigade^[2]
• Yusuf Ziya Ayrımlı, Senator of Republic of Turkey(Kars, 07.06.1964-14.10.1979) in the TBMM
• Şamil Ayrımlı, Member Of The Turkish Parliament TBMM

See also

• Azerbaijani people
• Azerbaijan
• Turkic peoples

References

1. ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=3x5dbJpoBD8C&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=ayrum&source=bl&ots=dXkotHVICX&sig=etu8bAMRhkwiXwKolKs4QP3_I1M&hl=en&ei=rugwTqzpLsPUiAKd6YSgBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=muhammad%20husayn%20ayrum&f=false
2. ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=3x5dbJpoBD8C&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=ayrum&source=bl&ots=dXkotHVICX&sig=etu8bAMRhkwiXwKolKs4QP3_I1M&hl=en&ei=rugwTqzpLsPUiAKd6YSgBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=muhammad%20husayn%20ayrum&f=false

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