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  2. Goran (Kurdish name) - Wikipedia

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    Goran (also Gûran) (Kurdish: گۆران) is a Kurdish name commonly used for males in the geographical region of Kurdistan and by Kurdish people worldwide. The name is also sometimes a surname. Goran is not to be confused with the Kurdish word, Gorran, which means Change and is also the name of a Kurdish political faction in Iraq.

  3. Origin of the Kurds - Wikipedia

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    Scholars have proposed various theories regarding the origin of the name 'Kurd.' Recent scholarship suggests it may derive from the Cyrtii or Corduene, although this remains uncertain, as does the origin of the Kurds themselves. Since most available historical materials come from non-Kurdish sources, scholars must rely on these accounts to ...

  4. Shabaks - Wikipedia

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    Their origin is uncertain and they are considered Kurds by some scholars. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] They speak Shabaki and live in a religious community ( ta'ifa ) in the Nineveh Plains . The ancestors of Shabaks were followers of the Safaviyya order, which was founded by the Kurdish mystic Safi-ad-din Ardabili in the early 14th century. [ 9 ]

  5. Kurds - Wikipedia

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    Techniques used to suppress the ethnic identity of Kurds in Syria include various bans on the use of the Kurdish language, refusal to register children with Kurdish names, the replacement of Kurdish place names with new names in Arabic, the prohibition of businesses that do not have Arabic names, the prohibition of Kurdish private schools, and ...

  6. Goran - Wikipedia

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    Göran, a Swedish name; Goran (Slavic name), a Slavic name; Goran (Kurdish name), a Kurdish name; Goran language, a language of northern Africa; Goran, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan; Goran, a 2016 Croatian film

  7. Kurdology - Wikipedia

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    Kurdology or Kurdish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Kurds and consists of several disciplines such as culture, history and linguistics. [1] Kurdish studies traces its institutional history to 1916, when in St. Petersburg in the late Russian Empire, during World War I, Kurdish was first taught as a university course by Joseph Orbeli.

  8. List of Kurds - Wikipedia

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  9. Pazuki - Wikipedia

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    The tribe is mentioned in the 16th century Kurdish historical book Sharafnama by Sharaf Khan Bidlisi. [ 2 ] : 420–422 There are some variants of the name Pazuki and they are known under the various names, like Bazikî , Bozukan , Bazukan etc. [ 3 ] Pazukî was originally a tribal confederation like Rojiki Kurds.