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The Kurdistan region of Iraq is an autonomous region in northern Iraq. It borders Iran in the east, Turkey in the north, and Syria in the west. The region encompasses most of Iraqi Kurdistan , which is the southern part of the greater geographical region of Kurdistan .
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Kurdistan generally comprises the following four regions: southeastern Turkey ( Northern Kurdistan ), northern Iraq ( Southern Kurdistan ), northwestern Iran ( Eastern Kurdistan ), and northern Syria ( Western Kurdistan ). [3] [10] Some definitions also include parts of southern Transcaucasia. [11]
Government of Kurdistan Region. The Kurdistan Regional Government ( KRG) ( Kurdish: حکوومەتی هەرێمی کوردستان, Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan) is the official executive body of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq . The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the ...
Much of the geographical and cultural region of Iraqi Kurdistan is part of the Kurdistan Region (KRI), an autonomous region recognized by the Constitution of Iraq. As with the rest of Kurdistan, and unlike most of the rest of Iraq, the region is inland and mountainous.
Feb 9, 2024 · Kurdistan, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. It consists of an extensive plateau and mountain area, spread over large parts of what are now eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and western Iran and smaller parts of northern Syria and Armenia.
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The Kurdistan Region is part of Iraqi Kurdistan or South Kurdistan, itself part of Kurdistan. The government of the Kurdistan Region is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Its capital is Erbil, called Hewlêr in Kurdish. The Kurdistan Region is to the west of Iranian Kurdistan (in Iran).
Kurdistan ( Kurdish: کوردستان, romanized: Kurdistan, lit. 'land of the Kurds'; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ( listen) ), [3] or Greater Kurdistan, [4] [5] is a roughly defined geo- cultural region in the Middle East wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population [6] and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based...