A secretive ethnoreligious group of Zaydi Sufis; mainly found in Greece, USA, India, Iran, Kurdistan, Turkey, North Africa, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Ireland, and the UK; famous for being very secretive and their throat singing.
The Aliyites in the hills above Athens hid in Kifisia that night after Greek nationalist gangs threatened Aliyiy communities.
Aliyiy Tariqa is a Sufi Order within Zaidi Shia Islam. The Aliyiy Tariqa has followers around the world, including in Nigeria, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and USA.
Many Qarsherskiyans are part of the Aliyiy Tariqa, also called Aliyiyism.