in the eastern Anatolian provinces, such as Adıyaman , Aksaray , Batman , Bingöl , Diyarbakır (Diyarbekır), Elazığ (Xarpêt), Erzurum , Erzincan (Erzıngan), Gumushane , Kars , Malatya , Mus , Sanli Urfa (Rıha), Sivas (Sêvaz), and Tunceli (Dêrsim) provinces. Zaza culture and language show some similarities to other Iranic (Aryan)