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Kurdistan
ETYMOLOGY The name Kurdistan appears for the first time as a designation for an area of the Armenian chronicle of Matthew of Edessa. He designated K’rdstanac as a region between...
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Language
Kurdish language is spoken by the majority of the Kurds. It’s one of 2 official languages in Iraq, a recognized minority language in Armenia and official language in Rojava since...
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Dialects
Kurdish language has 4 major dialects: Kurmanji, Sorani, Zaza-Gorani and southern Kurdish. Each Kurdish dialect has subdialects. Kurmanji Kurmanji (Kurdish كورمانجى Kurmancî) or Northern Kurdish is one of the four Kurdish...
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Hairstyle
Like clothing, hairstyle is also a part of culture. Each Kurdish man has his own likings but some haircuts and hairstyles have been more popular. Traditional hairsytles could depend on...
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Kingdom of Kurdistan
The Kingdom of Kurdistan (Kurdish: Memlekey Kurdistan) was an internationally unrecognized short-lived state in today’s South Kurdistan. It existed from October 1922 to July 1924. Background The British Kingdom conquered...