Kurds Kurds Adiabene (In Hebrew: חדייב Also refered to as Hadhabâni) was an ancient Kurdish kingdom in Mesopotamia with its capital at Arbela. Its rulers converted to Judaism in the 1st Century ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Adiabene"
The al-Anfal Campaign ( Arabic: حملة الأنفال) was an anti-Kurdish campaign lead by the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein between 1986 and 1989 (during and just after the Iran-Iraq war). The campaign takes its name from Surat Al-Anfal in the Qur'an, which was used as a code name by the former Iraqi Baathist regime for a genocidal campaign against the Kurdish community of southern Kurdistan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al-Anfal Campaign"
Amedi is a small Kurdish city in the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amedi"
The Annazid or Banu Annaz,( 990- 1116), were a Kurdish dynasty that ruled a territory on the present-day Iran- Iraq frontier including Kermanshah, Hulwan, Dinavar (all in western Iran), Sharazour, Daquq, Daskara, Bandanijin(Mandali), and No'maniya(in north-eastern Iraq). ...more on Wikipedia about "Annazid"
Anti-Kurdism is hostility towards or prejudice against Kurds, which can range from individual hatred to institutionalized, violent persecution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-Kurdism"
Arbil ( , arbīl; also written Erbil or Irbil), or Hewlêr ( Kurdish), is one of the large cities in Iraq. The city lies eighty kilometres (fifty miles) east of Mosul (at 36.18 N 44.02 E ). In 2005, its estimated population was 990,000 inhabitants. The city is the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arbil"
Arbīl (أربيل in Arabic language, Hewlêr in Kurdish , also transliterated as Irbil or Erbil) is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is a city also called Arbil ( ). ...more on Wikipedia about "Arbil Governorate" This article is made for www.shortopedia.com
Ardalan or (Erdelan) is the name of a semi-independent state in north-western Iran which ruled an area encompassing present day Iranian province of Kurdistan from medieval period up to mid 19th century. Ardalan is also the name of the ruling family of that state. Their capital was in the city of Sinne(or Sanandaj or Senna). Ardalan state was mainly composed of the Kurdish tribe of Bani Ardalan of present day north-western Iran, now dispersed in and around the city of Sinne. The ruling family of this tribe claimed descent from Saladin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ardalan"
As Sulaymānīyah province ( Arabic: محافظة السليمانية , Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdish Autonomous Region. Its capital is a city of the same name, As Sulaymaniyah. ...more on Wikipedia about "As Sulaymaniyah Governorate"
(At-Ta'mim) At Ta'mim ( Kurdish Temîm, Arabic: التأمیم ) is a province of the nation of Iraq. The province has an area of 10,282 km². In 2003 the estimated population was 949,000 people. The provincial capital is the city of Kirkuk. ...more on Wikipedia about "At-Ta'mim"
The Ayyubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origins which ruled Egypt, Syria, and northern Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ayyubid dynasty"
(Barzan, Iraq) It is the birthplace of Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani. There is large extended family of several thousand people whom are all called Barzani. They speak in Kurmancî dialect of Kurdish. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barzan, Iraq"
Batman is a Turkish province in the south east of Anatolia. The Batman River flows though the area. The province is important because of its oil reserves and production. The oil refinery was founded in 1955. There is a 494 kilometers long oil pipeline from Batman to the Turkish town of Iskenderun. Cotton is the main agricultural product. A railway line connects Batman with Diyarbakır and Elazığ. The name is short for the Bati Raman mountains ...more on Wikipedia about "Batman Province"
Batman is a city on the Batman River in Kurdish dominated southeast Turkey. It is the capital of Batman Province. In 2003 the city had about 266,100 inhabitants. It is an important oil producing area. There is a railway track at Kurtalan, near this city, which runs all the way to Istanbul. There is also an airport near Batman. The name is short for the Bati Raman mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batman, Turkey" It's real www.shortopedia.com feeling! shortopedia
Bijar (in Kurdish: Bîcar, in Persian: بیجار) is a city in Kurdistan Province of Iran. Its estimated population as of 2005 is 53,871. ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Bijar"
Bingöl is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Its neighbouring cities are Tunceli, Erzincan, Elazığ, Erzurum, Muş and Diyarbakır. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bingöl Province"
Bitlis is a province of Turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bitlis Province"
Bukan (in Kurdish also called: Bokan) is a city in northwestern Iran with 225,391 inhabitants ** (the second populous city of the province), south of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level. It lies in the West Azarbaijan province of Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bukan"
Dahuk (historical name: Nohadra) (also referred to as Dohuk) ( Arabic: دهوك , Kurdish: Duhok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country, within the Kurdish Autonomous Region. Its capital is Dahuk city. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dahuk Governorate"
Dohuk is a town in Iraq of 400,000 inhabitants. The name Dohuk comes from Kurmanji Kurdish meaning "small village". ...more on Wikipedia about "Dahuk, Iraq"
Diyarbakır is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,162 km² and as of the 2000 census it had a population of 1,362,708. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diyarbakır Province"
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"Ey Reqib" is sung by Kurdish nationalists as the Kurdish national anthem. It was written by the Kurdish poet Dildar in 1938, when he was in a jail in the Kurdistan province of Iran. Ey Reqib means literally "Hey Guardian", but nowadays the title is usually given in English as "Hey Enemy". The song was originally written in Sorani but is also sung in the Kurdish dialect of Kurmanji. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ey Reqîb"
Feyli (also Fayli or Faili) is one of the southern dialects of the Kurdish language, spoken in Southern Kurdistan i.e. eastern part of Iraq in the Khanaqin region in the Diyala province near the Iraqi-Iranian border by Feyli Kurds. The word Feyli itself comes from the word "Pahlehi" meaning "related to Pahleh" (the Zagros decades). ...more on Wikipedia about "Feyli"
Feyli Kurds ( Kurdish: Feylî, Arabic: الفیلیة Al-Fayliah) are a group of southern Kurds living In the Diyala Province of Iraq around Khanaqin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feyli Kurds"
Gaziantep (in kurdish: Dîlok) is a province in south-central Turkey, and is also the name of the province's capital and largest city (population 853,513 as of 2000). Its name during the rule of the Byzantine Empire was Doliche (Gr. Δολίχη). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaziantep Province"
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