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Definition: Kurdistan from Philip's Encyclopedia

Extensive mountainous and plateau region in SW Asia, inhabited by the Kurds and including parts of E Turkey, NE Iran, N Iraq, NE Syria, S Armenia and E Azerbaijan. Plans for the creation of a separate Kurdish state were put forward after World War 1 but were subsequently abandoned. Area: c.192,000sq km (74,000sq mi).

Kurdistan

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Mountain and plateau region in southwest Asia near Mount Ararat, where the borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan meet; area 193,000 sq km/74,600 sq mi; total population 25–30 million. It is the home of the Kurds and is the area over which Kurdish nationalists have traditionally fought to win sovereignty. The Kurdish population living in the ‘Greater Kurdistan’ region is around 30 million: 15 million in areas in Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), 6 million each in areas in Iran (Easter Kurdistan) and Iraq (Southern Kurdistan), and 2 million in Syria (Western Kurdistan). It is also the name of a northwest Iranian province in the Zagros Mountains, covering 28,817 sq km/11,126 sq mi, population (2016 est) 1,603,000. The chief towns of the Kurdistan region are Kermanshah (Iran); Irbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk (Iraq); Divarbakir, Erzurum, and Van (Turkey); and Qamishle (Syria). The Kurds were conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century and were later ruled by the Seljuk…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Mountainous region with indefinite boundaries forming a nonpolitical region in SE Turkey in Asia, and in adjoining areas of NW Iran, NE Iraq, and NE Syria; lies chiefly in Turkey S of Armenia and N of the Tigris, extending from the Euphrates on W to the mountains of Iran W of Hamadān and incl. Lake…
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Full text Article Kurdistan

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Mountain and plateau region in southwest Asia near Mount Ararat, where the borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan meet; area 193,000 sq km/74,600 sq mi; total population 25–30 million. It is the home of the Kurds and is the area over which Kurdish nationalists have…
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Full text Article Kurdistan

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Broad designation given to a mountainous region that includes parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, and Syria, inhabited predominantly by Kurds . Settlement is chiefly concentrated in the towns of Diyarbakır, Bitlis, and Van in Turkey, Mosul and Karkūk in Iraq, and Kermānshāh in Iran. Since early…
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Full text Article KURDISTAN, JEWS OF

From Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions
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The territory of Kurdistan is divided among three countries—Turkey, Iraq, and Iran—and some Kurds also live in republics of the former Soviet Union that border on these three countries as well as in Syria. It is generally accepted that, before they emigrated to Israel in 1950–1951, most Kurdish Jews…
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Full text Article Kurdistan insurrection

From Reference Guide to the Major Wars and Conflicts in History: Wars in the Early 20th Century (1900 to 1950)
1922–1924 PRINCIPAL COMBATANTS: The Kurds vs. Great Britain (with Arab allies) PRINCIPAL THEATER(S): Kurdistan DECLARATION: None MAJOR ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES: Independence for the Kurds; protecting the flow of oil for Great Britain OUTCOME: The Kurds gained considerable autonomy APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM…
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The struggle for an independent Kurdistan affected the countries of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and areas of the former Soviet Union, all areas of heavy Kurdish concentration. Countless numbers of groups emerged during this struggle, sharing the specific aim of protecting Kurdish rights and, at…
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Full text Article Workers' Party of Kurdistan

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Kurdish guerrilla organization, active in Turkey from 1974. Initially it aimed to secure an independent Kurdish state, Kurdistan , but from 1999 modified its demands to autonomy within a federal system. Responsible for many civilian deaths and bombings of private as well as government buildings, the…
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Full text Article Kurdistan

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Full text Article Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

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