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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Kurdistan

Hani, 20, from Kurdistan and 22-year-old Hossam from Sudan both previously contributed to a report called Stranded Dreams, which outlined the problems older teenagers who were asylum seekers could face when trying to access education.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Unusually the court was attended at the start by several family members, who came to France from Iraqi Kurdistan and gave moving testimony about how the victims came to be on board the boat.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The departure of the United States from the Kurdistan Region under these complex regional circumstances, without the provision of a defense system, is a matter of concern,” said a statement from the region’s Peshmerga Ministry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Baghdad and Washington agreed in 2024 to wind down the coalition's mission, and its troops withdrew gradually from bases across the country, restricting their presence to the autonomous northern Kurdistan region.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Gobryas, the governor of Kurdistan, was then sent by Cyrus against Babylon, which also opened its gates 'without fighting,' and Nabonidos, who had concealed himself, was taken prisoner.

From A Primer of Assyriology by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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