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The Iraqi dinar [a] (code: IQD) [2] is the currency of Iraq. The Iraqi dinar is issued by the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). On 7 February 2023, the exchange rate with the US Dollar was US$1 = 1300 dinars. [3]
Kurdish (Kurdî, کوردی, pronounced ⓘ) is a Northwestern Iranian language or group of languages spoken by Kurds in the region of Kurdistan, [11] [12] namely in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq, northwest Iran, and northern Syria.
According to the Article 4 of the Constitution, Arabic and Kurdish are the official languages of Iraq, while three other languages: Turkish, Neo-Aramaic and Armenian, are recognized as minority languages. In addition, any region or province may declare other languages official if a majority of the population approves in a general referendum. [11]
The Iraqi Kurdish people comprise the largest proportion of ethnic Kurds living in the US. The first wave of Kurdish immigrants arrived as refugees during the 1970s as a result of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict. A second wave of Kurdish immigrants arrived in the 1990s fleeing Saddam Hussein's genocidal Anfal Campaign in northern Iraq.
A Sorani Kurdish speaker, recorded in Norway.. Sorani Kurdish (Sorani Kurdish: کوردیی ناوەندی, Kurdî Nawendî), [3] [4] [5] also known as Central Kurdish, is a Kurdish dialect [6] [7] [8] or a language [9] [10] spoken in Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan in western Iran.
The ban on the Kurdish language in Turkey was lifted in 2001 and legal barriers to broadcast in the language were removed the following year. In 2004, new regulations were passed, following which TRT was allowed to broadcast 30 minutes in Kurdish. [ 1 ]
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -The United States has barred 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. officials.
The Hawar alphabet is primarily used in Syria and Turkey, while the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet is commonly used in Iraq and Iran. The Hawar alphabet is also used to some extent in Iraqi Kurdistan . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Two additional alphabets, based on the Armenian and Cyrillic scripts , were once used by Kurds in the Soviet Union , most notably in the ...