Origin of the Kurds
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Scholars have proposed various theories regarding the origin of the name 'Kurd.' Recent scholarship suggests it may derive from the Cyrtii or Corduene, although this remains uncertain, as does the ori
Depiction of Noah's Ark landing on the mountain top, from the North French Hebrew Miscellany (13th century)
History of the Kurds
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The Kurds are an Iranian ethnic group in the Middle East. They have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of Lake Van and Lake Urmia, a geographical area collectively referred to a
Saladin, painted 1568
Kurdish costumes, 1873.
Kurdish boys, Diyarbakir.
The former president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, meeting with U.S. officials in Baghdad, Iraq, on 26 April 2006.