The Lolan (Zazaki: Lol) is a Zaza-speaking[1][2] East Anatolian tribe of Kurdish origin.[2] Lolan is one of the Kurdish tribes with a large Alevi population.[3]
Districts where the Lolan tribe is spread: Bingöl (Yayladere), Erzincan (Tercan), Erzurum (Hınıs, Aşkale, Tekman), Gümüşhane (Kelkit), Muş (Varto), and Tunceli (Pülümür, Nazımiye, Çemişgezek).[4] The part of the Lolan tribe living on the Iran–Iraq border speaks mostly Sorani and Gorani.[5]