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Kurdistan   /kˈərdɪstˌæn/   Listen
Kurdistan

noun
1.
An extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus.
2.
An oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability.



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Kurdistan Labor Pary
Kurdistan Workers Party
Iraqi Kurdistan
Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan


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"Kurdistan" Quotes from Famous Books



... We left the village and passed Kerku. At sunrise, we ascended a small hill, from the summit of which I was astonished by a beautiful prospect: a majestic lofty chain of mountains extended along an enormous valley, and formed the boundary between Kurdistan and Mesopotamia. ...
— A Woman's Journey Round the World • Ida Pfeiffer
... have overshot the government's goal by 47%; the total public sector borrowing requirement likely reached 10%-12% of GDP, rather than 8.5% called for in the program; and the Turkish lira's value fell 5% to 7% more than expected. The unprecedented effort by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to raise the economic costs of its insurgency against the Turkish state is adding to Turkey's economic problems. Attacks against tourists have jeopardized tourist revenues, which account ...
— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency


Words linked to "Kurdistan" :   carpeting, geographic region, Kurd, geographical area, Soldiers of God, Persia, Jund-ul-Islam, Republic of Iraq, rug, carpet, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, geographical region, Iraq, Irak, Al-Iraq, geographic area, Republic of Turkey, turkey


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