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Chapter one:
(Geography, Natural Resources and Population)
First:
Geography
1- What is Kurdistan?
Kurdistan is the land of the Kurds, mostly mountainous regions, located west the continent of Asia.The land geographically united, but politically was divided between
four countries
.Kurdistan is a multiethnic region where the Kurds form a prominent majority of the population.Kurdistan’s land is located on the southeast of
Turkey,
west of
Iran
, north and northeast of
Iraq
andnorth of
Syria
.Its land mass approximately
500,000
(Five hundred thousands) square Kilometers, or 193,000 (onehundred ninety three thousands square miles).The land is
approximately the size of the country of Spain.More than 40% of the land mass of Kurdistan is located in Kurdistan of Turkey.In the ancient times, Kurdistan was called
Zagros, or Zagros Highland.
Zagros:
It means
beyond the Mountains
.During the first Millennium
B.C.
the Greek historians called the land of the Ancient Kurds as Zagros.They called the people of the Zagros as Zagros people, Zagros nation or nations.
Zagros Highland:
It means
the highland beyond the mountains
.Zagros Highlands is the original home of the Ancient Kurds.Kurdistan lies
within
the Zagros Highlands.It is called Highland because it is mostly
higher
than its
surroundings
.
2- Description of the chain Mountain System of Kurdistan:
The land of Kurdistan is made of
Parallel mountain
chains,
which run generally from
northwest
of Kurdistan (east of the Mediterranean Sea), to
southeast
of Kurdistan.These parallel mountain chains join together with the
isolated ridges
and
foothills
and they form themountain system of Kurdistan within the Zagros Highland.
Some parts of the chain Mountain system of Kurdistan are:1)
The
Zagros
Mountains in Kurdistan of Iran, which extend outside of Kurdistan into south of Iran.
2)
The
Taurus
Mountains in Kurdistan of Iraq, which extend into Turkey.
3)
The
Taurus
Mountains in Kurdistan of Turkey, which extend outside of Kurdistan.The land in Kurdistan of Syria is mostly composed of hills and plains.
Notice:
In the first millennium B.C. the Mountains of Kurdistan of Turkey were commonly known asArarat Mountains.
3- Some cities of Kurdistan with large Kurdish population:1)
Kurdistan of Turkey:
Diyar Bakir (Amed), Mardin, Urfa, Jezirah (Cizre), Batman, Mush, Badlis(Bitlis), Wan (Van), Malatya, and Erzinjan (Erzincan).
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)
Kurdistan of Iran:
Kurmanshah (Bakhtaran), Elam (Ilam), Qasri-Shirin, Saqqiz, Senna (Sanandaj),Mahabad and Bukan.
3) Kurdistan of Iraq:
Kirkuk, Sulaimaniyah, Arbil (Hawler), Duhok, Sinjar (Shingal), Halabja,Khanaqin and Mandali.
4)
Kurdistan of Syria:
Qamishly, Dayrik, Darbasiya, Ayn Diwar and Afrin.
Notice:
The Kurds live north of Syria in three separate locations, north of al-Jezirah, Euphrates entranceto Syria and near Halab (Aleppo) at Jabbal al-Akrad (Mountain of the Kurds).
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