Kurdistan

American  

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

noun

1. 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).

2. any of several types of rugs woven by the Kurds of Turkey or Iran.

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Kurdistan British  

/ ˌkɜːdɪˈstɑːn /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

That Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government could set aside their many differences to get the oil flowing sends a huge sign, Medlock said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Iraq’s northern route had been halted until this week, when Iraq and the semiautonomous region of Kurdistan reached an agreement to resume the exports through Turkey.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Separately, Iraq reached an agreement to export its oil through the Kurdistan region to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, far from the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The commander - who is white haired and softly spoken - belongs to a small dissident group called Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

This is the record of the adventurous journey of two ladies from Constantinople through Asia Minor and Kurdistan to Baghdad.

From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)