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The Kurds (Kurdish: کورد / Kurd) are an Ethnic-Iranian ethnolinguistic group mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Substantial Kurdish communities also exist in the cities of western Turkey, and they can also be found in Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Russia, Lebanon and, in recent decades, some European countries and the United States (see Kurdish diaspora). Most speak Kurdish, an Indo-European language of the Iranian branch. The Kurds are classified as an Iranian people.
Kurdistan (Kurdish: كوردستان/Kurdistan (whilom Curdistan)[3][4]), Persian meaning "the land of the Kurds",[5] is a geo-cultural region wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population, and Kurdish culture, language, and national identity have historically been based.

The name Kurdistan was first coined in 1150 by the Seljuk Sultan Sanjar for designating a portion of Western Iran. with connotations of the older toponyms Curdia[8] and the ancient Corduene

Contemporary use of Kurdistan refers to parts of eastern Turkey (Turkish Kurdistan), northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan), northwestern Iran (Iranian Kurdistan) and northern Syria inhabited mainly by Kurds[10], Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges, extending there from to small portions of Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Iraqi Kurdistan has gained official recognition internationally as an autonomous federal entity. There is a province by the name of Kurdistan in Iran, where Kurds are officially recognized as a minority.

Kurdish nationalism seeks to unify the Kurdish areas into an independent nation state. Turkey 11.4 to 14 million Iran 6.5 to 7 million Iraq 6 to 6.5 million Syria 2 million Lebanon 200,000 Azerbaijan 150,000 Israel 100,000 Russia 100,000 Armenia 45,000
Europe Germany 500,000 to 800,000 Sweden 50,000 to 60,000 France 50,000

Languages
Kurdish
In its different forms: Sorani, Zazaki, Kurmanji , and Fayli Southern dialects

Religion
Predominantly Sunni Muslim
also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity

Related ethnic groups
other Iranian peoples
(Talysh • Baluch • Gilak • Lurs • Persians)


The Kurds (Kurdish: کورد / Kurd) are an Ethnic-Iranian ethnolinguistic group mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Substantial Kurdish communities also exist in the cities of western Turkey, and they can also be found in Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Russia, Lebanon and, in recent decades, some European countries and the United States (see Kurdish diaspora). Most speak Kurdish, an Indo-European language of the Iranian branch. The Kurds are classified as an Iranian people.

Contents [hide]
1 Language
2 Population
3 Origins and History
3.1 Etymology and usage
3.2 Origins
3.3 Medieval period
4 Kurdish Communities in West Asia
4.1 In Iraq
4.2 In Turkey
4.3 In Iran
4.4 In Syria
4.5 In Afghanistan
4.6 In Armenia
4.7 In Azerbaijan
4.8 Diaspora
5 Religion
5.1 Islam
5.1.1 Alevi
5.2 Ahl-i Haqq (Yarsan)
5.3 Yazidis
5.4 Judaism and Christianity
6 Culture
7 Music
8 See also
8.1 Modern Kurdish governments
9 Notes and references
10 Bibliography
11 External links

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Main article: Kurdish languages

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[hemmenx]

your very welcome.wikihog

[rasheed1669]

In human genetics, Haplogroup J (previously known as HG9 or Eu9/Eu10) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is one of the major male lines of all living men. It is divided into two main branches referred to as J1 and J2. wikipedia))))

[rasheed1669]

The dominant haplotype of the Muslim Kurds (haplotype 114) was only one microsatellite-mutation step apart from the CMH and the modal haplotype of the Bedouin, but it belonged to haplogroup Eu 9. ))

[rasheed1669]

these people in video talk bullshit why does the iraqi kurds have a total J dna of 40%? 28.4%j2 and 11.6% j1? they are the closest to the semitic jews by dna and they and the iraqi arabs are the closest to the assyrians by dna

[Jia75]

THIS IS SOOOOO PERFECT THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO :D

[sirwann]

biji qazi muhammed

[oofeewise]

nationalism is old, dispose it ..

[wikihog]

Thanks for sharing this very insightful video.