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| Location | Parts of Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, and Turkey |
| Estimated Area | ca. 74,000 sq mi (191,660 km²)-392,000 km² * |
| Estimated Population | About 25-30 Million |
Kurdistan (literally meaning "the land of Kurds")http://0-www.search.eb.com.library.uor.edu/eb/article-9046469 (old: Koordistan, Curdistan, Kurdia, also in Kurdish: Kurdewarî) is the name of a geographic and cultural region in the Middle East, inhabited traditionally predominantly by the Kurds. It is not an independent state.
As a traditional ethnographic region, Kurdistan is generally held to include the contiguous regions in northern and northeastern Mesopotamia with large Kurdish populations. According to Encyclopædia Britannica, Kurdistan is a mountainous region of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, inhabited predominantly by Kurds including 27-28 million people in a 190,000 km² (74,000 sq. mi) area, while according to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, it includes a 390,000 km² area. Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in Kurdistan, which covers an area as big as France.
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A Political Guide to Turkey and Kurdistan - Presents a brief overview of political violence in Turkey and Kurdistan, information on key figures in the region, and ethnic groups in Turkey.
Meta Description: [ This page combines political and social information along with practical information for the adventurous traveller in Turkey and Kurdistan. ]
After Saddam Hussein - 92.12 - Atlantic Unbound: The Atlantic Monthly Magazine Online
Between Turks and Kurds, a History of Tension - An article by William Pfaff for the International Herald Tribune about ethnic relations during the Ottoman period.
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Kurdistan Economic Development - Offers information about the aim to set up an independent Kurdistan through shared economy with western companies.
Kurdistan History - The Kurdish people compose one of the ancient nations of the Middle East. Kurdistan, the land of the Kurds, is spread among several modern states: northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and small parts of Armenia.
Kurdistan Information Center in Amsterdam (KIC) - Presents information on the liberation struggle of the Kurdish people and Kurdistan National Congress. Includes press statements and resources on Ocalan.
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Sons of Devils - 87.11 - Atlantic Unbound: The Atlantic Monthly Magazine Online
Meta Description: [ In a turbulent region the stateless Kurds play the role of spoiler ]
The CIA in Kurdistan - ZMag article by Husayn Al-Kurdi critical of CIA involvement with the PUK safe haven and of other U.S. military and intelligence involvement in Kurdistan.
The History of Kurds and Kurdistan - History of retrospective for people and Kurdistan.
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Who Are the Kurds - Historical documents, including the King-Crane commission report 1919 and the treaties of Sèvres 1920 and Lausanne 1923, provided by the Kurdish Regional Government in Erbil, Iraq.
Meta Description: [ News, progress reports, reference material and cultural features from the The Kurdistan Regional Goverment ]
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