Kurdistan

/ˈkɜːɹdɪˌstæn/ · name

Meaning

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
An autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
A province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.

Etymology / origin

Either from Northern Kurdish Kurdistan or from Classical Persian کُرْدِسْتَان (kurdistān), equivalent to Kurd + -istan.

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