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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.

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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In mid-March, Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region reached an agreement to resume crude exports through the pipeline, which ends at the port of Ceyhan in Turkey.

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

It is altogether probable that Baha prepared the "Ikan" during his retirement for two years to Kurdistan, in the region of Suleimaniyeh.

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham

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