Kurdistan

American

[kur-duh-stan, koor-di-stahn] / ˈkɜr dəˌstæn, ˌkur dɪˈstɑn /

noun

a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
any of several types of rugs woven by the Kurds of Turkey or Iran.

Kurdistan British

/ ˌkɜːdɪˈstɑːn /

noun

a large plateau and mountainous region, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, south of the Caucasus. Area: over 29 000 sq km (74 000 sq miles)

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Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has long been a haven for Kurdish Iranian armed factions, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes from Iran.

From Barron's

Syrian Kurdistan, known as Rojava, is living proof that Islam is compatible with the values of modernity and democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the border crossing from Iran into Iraqi Kurdistan, the stern face of Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, peers down at the trickle of Iranians leaving the territory.

From BBC

Starlink terminals are illegal in Iran and had to be smuggled in, often on small boats from Dubai or across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Although I have a relatively good job, our lives have been severely affected this year by these economic conditions. We want a free and democratic Iran, and a free Kurdistan."

From Barron's

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