Yomut | |
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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 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.
The Yomut carpet is a type of rug traditionally handwoven by the Yomut.