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Mythologies of the Lopit Tribe

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The  Lopit people   are an ethnic group found in Eastern Equatoria State,   South Sudan . Traditionally, they refer to themselves as   donge   (plural) or   dongioni   (singular). The Lopit number 160,000 to 200,000 people living in the Lopit area, in the Lopit mountains which extend from the east to the north of Torit.  The Lopit area borders Pari to the north, Tennet to the North and East, Bari to north-west, Lokoya and Otuho to the west, Otuho and Dongotono to the south, and Toposa and Boya to the east. Lopit comprises 55-57 villages. Imehejek is the headquarters of Lopa county and is located in the Lopit area. There are six   payams   (administrative areas) in the Lopit area: Imehejek (eastern / centre), Lohutok and Obunge (south), partly Arilo (north), Longiro and Bule (western / centre).  The Amazing Lopit Tribe in South Sudan | Lopit People | Lopit Culture Of South Sudan | South Sudan Culture Safari Tour. The amazing Lopit t...
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Mythologies of the Lur Tribe

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The  Lurs ,  Lors  or  Luris  ( Persian :  لر ) are an  Iranian people  living in western and southern  Ira .  The four Luri branches are the  Bakhtiari ,  Mamasani ,  Kohgiluyeh  and  Lur proper , who are principally linked by the  Luri language .  Lorestan province  is named after the Lurs, but not all Lurs live in Lorestan, nor are all the inhabitants of Lorestan ethnic Lurs. Many Lurs live in other provinces of Iran including  Fars ,  Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari ,  Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad ,  Khuzestan ,   Hamadan ,   Isfahan ,   Tehran  southern  Ilam province ,  and  Genaveh county  in  Bushehr province .  There are several disputes over the origin of the Lurs, but they are believed to be of  Elamite  and  Kassite  origin.  Iranist  and historian Walther Hinz described the Elamites as possible ...
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