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Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, romanized: Kurdistan, lit. ' land of the Kurds '; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ⓘ), [5] or Greater Kurdistan, [6] [7] is a roughly defined geo-cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population [8] and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. [9]
Parts of northern Syria are known as Western Kurdistan (Kurdish: Rojavayê Kurdistanê), or simply Rojava (/ ˌ r oʊ ʒ ə ˈ v ɑː / ROH-zhə-VAH; Kurdish: [roʒɑˈvɑ] "the West") among Kurds, [31] [9] [32] one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan. [33] The name "Rojava" was thus associated with a Kurdish identity of the administration.
Kurdish-inhabited areas (according to CIA, 1992) [1] [2]. Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, romanized: Kurdistan, lit. ' land of the Kurds '; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ⓘ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based.
The Kurdistan Region has the lowest poverty rates in Iraq [67] and the stronger economy of the Kurdistan Region attracted around 20,000 workers from other parts of Iraq between 2003 and 2005. [68] The number of millionaires in the city of Sulaymaniyah grew from 12 to 2,000 in 2003, reflecting the economic growth. [69]
Kurdish-inhabited areas (according to CIA, 1992) [1] [2]. Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, romanized: Kurdistan, lit. ' land of the Kurds '; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ⓘ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based.
Today, the Kurds inhabit mostly northwestern territories known as Iranian Kurdistan but also the northeastern region of Khorasan, and constitute approximately 7–10% [214] of Iran's overall population (6.5–7.9 million), compared to 10.6% (2 million) in 1956 and 8% (800,000) in 1850. [215]
Erbil, capital of Kurdistan Region. The exact origins of the name Kurd are unclear. The suffix-stan is an Iranian term for region. The literal translation for Kurdistan is "Land of Kurds". The name was also formerly spelled Curdistan. [10] [11] One of the ancient names of Kurdistan is Corduene. [12] [13]
Iranian Kurdistan or Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی کوردستان, romanized: Rojhilatê Kurdistanê) [1] [2] is an unofficial name for the parts of northwestern Iran with either a majority or sizable population of Kurds.