Kurdistan
Americannoun
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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).
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any of several types of rugs woven by the Kurds of Turkey or Iran.
noun
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Despite the risks, the flow of illegal migrants from Iraqi Kurdistan to Europe has not stopped, according to Hemn Merany, a senior official at the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of the Interior.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
He took his pseudonym from the town of Ranya in Iraqi Kurdistan, where he is believed to be from.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
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
On Saturday, authorities in Kuwait and in the city of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan said airport facilities had been damaged in strikes.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
It is in vogue principally throughout Asia Minor, as far east as Kurdistan and the Caucasus, but it is also used farther south-east in parts of Persia and India.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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