Dersim
The Kurdish and Zaza people of the region are divided into tribes. Of the 20 tribes in Hozat, 17 are Zazaki and 3 are Kurmanji; of the 8 tribes in Çemişgezek, 6 are Zazaki and 2 are Kurmanji; of the 17 tribes in Ovacık, 15 are Zazaki and 2 are Kurmanji; of the 13 tribes in Pülümür, 12 are Zazaki and 1 is Kurmanji; of the 14 tribes in Nazımiye 11 are Zazaki and 3 are Kurmanji; 16 of the 30 tribes in Mazgirt speak Kurmanji and 14 speak Zazaki; while all of the 8 tribes in Pertek speak Kurmanji. The Hozat included present-day central district.