my presentation about Kurdistan.

1. Kurdistan
Prepared by : Rawa Abdullah Taha Supervisor : Mrs.Marwa

2. Content :
1. Where is Kurdistan ?
2. Location of Kurdistan
3. Area – language – population
4. Music
5. Cuisine
6. Peshmerga
7. south Kurdistan
8. Sulaimaniyah
9. Sulaimaniyah Museum
10. Tourism

3.  Kurds are people living in western Asia in the north of the Middle
East along the Zacros Mountains and the Taurus Mountains in the
region that the Kurds call Greater Kurdistan. Today they are parts
of (north-eastern Iraq, north-west of Iran and north East of Syria
and south east Turkey). In addition to these areas, the Kurds are
present in a few numbers in south-western Armenia and some areas
of Azerbaijan and Lebanon. Kurds are one of the largest ethnic
groups that does not have an independent state or a unified political
entity recognized universally
IRAQ
SYRIA
TURKEY
IRAN

4.  Location of Kurdistan

5.  Area & Population & language
The area of greater Kurdistan about 500,000 km²
Northern Kurdistan-Southeast Turkey 15 to 20 million
Eastern Kurdistan-Northwest Iran 6-7 million
Southern Kurdistan-Northern Iraq 5-6 million
West or Rojava-Northern Syria 3.5-4 million
Kurmanji group
¾ or 15-20 million
Sorani- 6-7 million
Gurani-Zaza dialects
10-12 million

6.  Music
Kurdish folk music is an important part of Kurdish culture and has traditionally been
used to transmit stories about Kurdish history by Dengbeji (bards-Poet). According
to the Kurdish project.org 'The word ‘deng’ means voice and ‘bej’ means ‘to sing.’
Dengbej are best known for their “stran,” or song of mourning. Many popular
Kurdish musicians of the 20th century like Hassan Zirak and Ahmet Kaya sang in
Turkish or Persian as well as in Kurdish. Apart from the language it is sung in,
Western Kurdish music has a more Anatolian, Turkish, Greek or Balkan sound,
whereas Southern Kurdish music is influenced by Arab musical styles, Eastern
Kurdish music by Persian styles and North-Eastern by Armenian and Caucasian
styles
Ahmet Kaya Hassan Zirak

7.  Kurdish Food(Cuisine)
Food is widely recognised to be a fundamental part of what it means to be Kurdish.
Foods such as Yapraxi gelamew (rice stuffed in grape leaves), kfta (spiced minced
meat cased in thin layer of mashed pudding rice), Ser u pe (goats head, tongue and
feet), shifta (meat patties) are traditional (Kurdish food). Lamb and chicken have been
staple meats in Kurdish cuisine for centuries. Vegetables, pilaf and dairy products also
comprise a large portion of traditional Kurdish food. Tea is also staple to a Kurdish
diet. It is commonly drunk 2-3 times a day, commonly a social activity. Kurds also
drink Mastaw-Do'h- Ayran a yogurt-based drink
Dolma(Yaprax)

8.  Kurdish force (Peshmarga):
Peshmerga
are the military forces of
the Kurdistan.
• In 2003, during the Iraq war, peshmerga were said to have played a key role in the mission
to capture (Saddam Hussein)
• It was estimated that in 2005 there were 180,000 Peshmerga fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan, the
article estimating their number to be 280,000 in total.

9.  I talk about South of big Kurdistan (Kurdistan Region)
Kurdistan region consist of Five Governorate :
Erbil – Capital of Kurdistan region
Sulaimaniyah
Duhok
Helebce
Kirkuk
‫حلبجة‬

10. I talk about one of the
Governorate that
is Sulaimaniyah
sulaimaniyah, is a city in Kurdistan. It is
surrounded by the Azmer Range, Goyija
Range and the Qaiwan Range in the
northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south
and theTasluja Hills in the west..
‫سليمانية‬

11.  The city is known as the capital of
enlightenment(culture) in kurdistan
 Based on 2015 statistics the population of
sulaimaniyah was
656,100 people but now more than 1 million people

12. Sulaimaniyah Museum: It is the
second biggest museum after
the national museum in Baghdad.
It is home to many Kurdish and
ancient Persian artifacts dating
back to 1792–1750 BC

13.  Tourism
The city was visited by more than 60,000 tourists in
2009. Sulaymaniyah attracted more than 15,000 Iranian tourists in
the first quarter of 2010, many drawn by the fact it is not subject
to strict laws faced at home. Newroz 2010 drew an exodus of
Iranian tourists choosing to celebrate the event in the region

14. Chavy land Chami Rezan
Ahmed Awa Dokan

15. Thank you for listening