Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, romanized: Kurdistan [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] (listen); lit. "land of the Kurds"), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have … Skatīt vairāk Kurdistan means "Land of the Kurds" and was first attested in 11th-century Seljuk chronicles. The exact origins of the name Kurd are unclear. The suffix -stan (Persian: ـستان, translit. stân) is Persian for land. "Kurdistan" was … Skatīt vairāk Ancient history Various groups, among them the Guti, Hurrians, Mannai (Mannaeans), and Armenians, lived in this region in antiquity. The original … Skatīt vairāk According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Kurdistan covers about 190,000 km² (or 73,000 square miles), and its chief towns are Diyarbakır (Amed), Bitlis (Bedlîs) and Van (Wan) in Turkey, Skatīt vairāk • A typical Kurdish village in Hawraman, Kurdistan • Canyon in Rawanduz in northern Iraqi Kurdistan Skatīt vairāk The Kurds are a people of Indo-Iranian origin. They speak an Iranian language known as Kurdish, and comprise the majority of the population of the region – however, included therein are Arab, Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Jewish, Ossetian Skatīt vairāk Television • Azhdar Show Skatīt vairāk • Ark of Nuh or Noah • Armenian highlands • Assyrian homeland Skatīt vairāk Tīmeklis2024. gada 10. okt. · This is hardly the first time the United States has goaded Kurds to fight and then abandoned them to slaughter. The Halabja tragedy was not an isolated incident, as U.S. officials were well aware at the time. UN reports in 1986 and 1987 documented Iraq’s use of chemical weapons, which were confirmed both by …
Turkish Strikes Against Kurdish Forces in Syria Are Escalating
TīmeklisTurkey designates the Kurdish YPG to be a threat, due to its strong ties with the PKK. On the other hand, the US said that although they deem the PKK as a terrorist … Tīmeklis2024. gada 19. sept. · The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is due to hold a referendum on the independence of the region under its control on September 25, 2024, three years after acting President Massoud Barzani initially declared his intention to break away from Iraq ... Since the ISIS invasion, Kurdish leaders have expressed … mallard nameplate
Displacement and Despair: The Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria
Tīmeklis2024. gada 1. apr. · Last year the Tehran regime used drones and rockets to attack Kurdish dissidents and appeared on the verge of an invasion of northern Iraq By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: APRIL 1, 2024 13:22 Tīmeklis2024. gada 12. apr. · Another Ramadan under occupation. May the checkpoints, metal detectors, soldiers, and weapons cease, and may Palestinians move freely and feel safe in their homes, neighbourhoods, and country. The old city of Hebron is alive during this month of Ramadan. People, young and old, walk the winding alleyways buying … Tīmeklis2024. gada 11. apr. · Selon des communiqués du Parti Démocratique du Kurdistan (le mouvement politique rival de l’UPK qui administre les provinces d’Erbil et de Duhok) et des autorités turques, il semblait assurer une liaison aérienne entre Suleymaniye et l’Administration autonome du Nord-Est syrien. ... L’invasion du canton d’Afrîn, en … mallard mounted food