The Ismaili community in Baghlan Province is led by a family of sayeds (claimed descendants of the Islamic prophet Mohammed) hailing from the village of Kayan.
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On November 16, 1924, a peacekeeping ceremony between the Iban, Kayan, Kenyah and Kajang was held here in the presence of Rajah Charles Brooke.
The school shut down in 1988 but was reopened in Kayan, Armenia with the help of Nor Tbrots alumni across the world.
They can be considered as a native group or 'tribe' in their own right, with a language distinct from other neighbouring native groups such as the Kenyah, Kayan, Murut or Kelabit.
Team Owner Kru Kayan Sitsanthaparn currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.