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| Kurdistan (literally meaning "the land of Kurds"; Ancient: Corduene, old: Koordistan, Curdistan, Kurdia, also Kurdish: Kurdewarî) is the name of a geographic and cultural region in the ], inhabited predominantly by the Kurds. As a traditional ethnographic region, Kurdistan is generally held to include the contiguous regions in northern and northeastern ] with large Kurdish populations. From a political standpoint, ] is the only region which has gained an official recognition as a federal entity. The region was known by various cognates of the word ''Kurd'' during the ancient history of the ]. The ancient ] referred to it as ''Kur-a'', ''Gutium'', or ''Land of Karda'', the ] as ''Kurdasu'', the ] as ''Kurtei'', the ] as ''Kurti'', the ] as ''Qardu'', the ] as ''Carduchoi'' and the ] as ''Corduene''. <small>]</small> | Kurdistan (literally meaning "the land of Kurds"; Ancient: Corduene, old: Koordistan, Curdistan, Kurdia, also Kurdish: Kurdewarî) is the name of a geographic and cultural region in the ], inhabited predominantly by the Kurds. As a traditional ethnographic region, Kurdistan is generally held to include the contiguous regions in northern and northeastern ] with large Kurdish populations. From a political standpoint, ] is the only region which has gained an official recognition as a federal entity. The region was known by various cognates of the word ''Kurd'' during the ancient history of the ]. The ancient ] referred to it as ''Kur-a'', ''Gutium'', or ''Land of Karda'', the ] as ''Kurdasu'', the ] as ''Kurtei'', the ] as ''Kurti'', the ] as ''Qardu'', the ] as ''Carduchoi'' and the ] as ''Corduene''. <small>]</small> | ||
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Kurdistan (literally meaning "the land of Kurds"; Ancient: Corduene, old: Koordistan, Curdistan, Kurdia, also Kurdish: Kurdewarî) is the name of a geographic and cultural region in the Middle East, inhabited predominantly by the Kurds. As a traditional ethnographic region, Kurdistan is generally held to include the contiguous regions in northern and northeastern Mesopotamia with large Kurdish populations. From a political standpoint, Iraqi Kurdistan is the only region which has gained an official recognition as a federal entity. The region was known by various cognates of the word Kurd during the ancient history of the Mesopotamia. The ancient Sumerians referred to it as Kur-a, Gutium, or Land of Karda, the Elamites as Kurdasu, the Akkadians as Kurtei, the Assyrians as Kurti, the Babylonians as Qardu, the Greeks as Carduchoi and the Romans as Corduene. more..