Kurds - Wikipedia
WebKurdish people or Kurds (Kurdish: کورد, Kurd) are an Iranic ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.
History of the Kurds - Wikipedia
WebFor many centuries, starting in the early modern period with Ismail I, Shah of Safavid Persia, and Ottoman Sultan Selim I, the Kurds came under the suzerainty of the two most powerful empires of the Near East and staunch arch rivals, the Sunni Ottoman Empire and the various Shia Empires.
Origin of the Kurds - Wikipedia
WebOrigin of the Kurds. Part of a series on: Kurdish history and Kurdish culture. People. Population. History. Culture. Languages. Religion. v. t. e. Scholars have suggested different theories for the origin of the name Kurd.
Kurd | History, Culture, & Language | Britannica
Web4 days ago · The Kurds were thought to number between 36 million and 46 million in the mid-2010s. They lived primarily in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria with diasporic communities in Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union.
Who are the Kurds? - BBC News
WebWho are the Kurds? 15 October 2019. AFP. Between 25 and 35 million Kurds inhabit a mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia. They make up the...
Who are the Kurds? - National Geographic
WebAug 16, 2019 · CULTURE. EXPLAINER. Today, the Kurds are spread across four nations. Who are they? The world’s largest stateless ethnic group finds itself in one of Earth’s most politically volatile regions. By...
Who are the Kurds and why are they under attack? | CNN
WebOct 9, 2019 · CNN — The part of Syria that’s now under attack by Turkey has been controlled by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the armed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), a defense...
Timeline: The Kurds’ Long Struggle With Statelessness
WebThe Kurds’ Long Struggle With Statelessness. The Kurds are one of the world’s largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their century-old...
Who Are the Kurds, and Why Is Turkey Attacking Them in Syria?
WebOct. 14, 2019. The Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria has complicated an already chaotic war. What began eight years ago as a series of nonviolent protests against the...
The Time of the Kurds | Council on Foreign Relations
WebOctober 10, 2019. This infoguide is now archived. The Kurds are one of the world’s largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their history is...
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