Durisan

----Durisan is one of the historical, cultural, and ethnic regions affiliated with Paveh County in Kermanshah Province, located within the geographical-historical area of Hawraman Lahoon. Despite its ethnic affiliation with the large Jaff tribe, this region is distinct from other Jaff-inhabited areas in Iranian and Iraqi Kurdistan. This distinction is evident not only in linguistic aspects but also in cultural, social, and even religious dimensions.

The native population of Durisan, from a linguistic perspective, speaks a unique dialect known as Pavehi Sorani, a variant of Sorani Kurdish that deeply intertwines lexically and syntactically with the Hawrami language. This linguistic blend not only reflects the historical interaction between the Jaf and Hawrami peoples in the Lahoon region but also represents a living reality of the fluid and multilayered identity of the people of this area. Here, being Jaf does not solely define the entirety of one’s ethnic, linguistic, and cultural identity, but is enriched through layers of Hawrami influence.