Kurdistan کوردستان (Kurdish) | |
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Status | Stateless nation |
Demonym(s) | Kurd |
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Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ( listen)), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region in the Middle East wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. Geographically, Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges.