Yomut
The Yomut or Yomud is a Turkmen tribe that lives in Western and Central Asia, including Gorgan, Iran; Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan; the eastern Caspian shores; Khiva, Uzbekistan; and Dashoguz, Turkmenistan.
Yomut | |
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A Yomud Turkmen in traditional attire, Cheleken Island, early 20th century. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Turkmenistan and Iran, east coast of Caspian Sea | |
| Languages | |
| Turkmen (Yomut dialect), Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkmens, Iranian Turkmens |
The Yomut carpet is a type of rug traditionally handwoven by the Yomut.
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