Curdistão

Capital: Erbil
Hora local: 19:35; domingo, 15 de novembro de 2026
Tempo: 14°; Céu limpo · Máx. 19° · Mín. 9°· Clima: MET Norway

Cidadela de ArbilFoto: jan kurdistani (CC BY-SA 2.0)

LalishFoto: Ger Al Hamud Ser bahger (CC BY-SA 3.0)

AmediFoto: U (Public domain)

AkreFoto: Ara Qadir (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Middle EastThe Middle East is a region linking Israel, neighboring Arab countries, Iran and surrounding lands at a strategic gateway between Europe, Asia and Africa. Its ancient cultures, religious traditions, energy resources and waterways have shaped world history and modern international affairs.ZakhoZakho is a major town in Duhok Province, within the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. It was the center of the initial Kurdish safe haven after the Gulf War and has an Aramaic-speaking Jewish heritage.Yazidi genocideThe Islamic State’s assault on Sinjar, Iraq, began on August 3, 2014. Its campaign to destroy the Yazidis as a religious community killed thousands, enslaved women and children, and left survivors facing captivity, displacement and a long struggle for justice.Turkish KurdistanTurkish Kurdistan is the part of Kurdistan within Turkey and home to a substantial Kurdish population. Its modern history is shaped by the post-Ottoman settlement, Kurdish demands for cultural and political rights, conflict between the PKK and Turkey, and Turkish policy across the borders with Syria and Iraq.Syrian KurdistanSyrian Kurdistan is the part of Kurdistan along Syria’s northern frontier. Its Kurdish centers became the base of a self-governing territory during the Syrian civil war, but its political rights, borders and relationship with Damascus remain unsettled.SinjarSinjar is a city and district in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate and a historic home of the Yazidis. The Islamic State’s 2014 genocide devastated the district; liberation in 2015 was followed by prolonged displacement and rivalry among armed forces.Republic of MahabadThe Republic of Mahabad was a Kurdish self-governing republic established in northwestern Iran in 1946 under President Qazi Muhammad. Sustained in part by Soviet support, it lasted eleven months before Iranian forces ended it, but remained a landmark of Kurdish national history.RanyaRanya is a town in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its association with the March 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein’s regime is preserved in the name Raparin, meaning “uprising.”

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