M R Izady A. Introduction and a survey of the

Idris Bitlisi had arrived to offer to deliver up Kurdistan to the Ottomans for a mere 25,000 gold ducats.

An overwhelming majority of Muslim and non-Muslim Kurds are followers of

The history of Judaism in Kurdistan is ancient. The Talmud holds

About three-fifths of the Kurds, nearly all of them Kurmânji speakers,

The followers of the Yezidi religion, who have variously referred to

A majority of the Dimila Kurds of Anatolia and some of

Most non-Muslim Kurds follow one of several indigenous Kurdish faiths of

The early history of Christianity in Kurdistan closely parallels that of

Bâbism was formed in Persia in 1844 by Mirzâ Ali Muhammad

The infusion of an Indo-European (Iranic) language, culture, and genetic element

Layla Zana (Kurdish: Leyla Zana) was born in 1961 in the

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Notes on Kurdish Political Naiveté By Prof. Mehrdad R. Izady, 1995

The Economist THEIR history is full of tales of persecution, betrayal

Robert Olson, Professor of Middle East Politics, University of Kentucky Due

By Prof. M. R. Izady The geopolitics of Kurdistan has effectively precluded

The Treaty of Sèvres, 1920 THE TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE

The Treaty of Sèvres, 1920 “PART I” THE COVENANT OF THE

The Treaty of Sèvres, 1920 (never adopted, superseded by the Treaty

Treaties and historcial Treaties Treaty of Qasri Shirin, 17 May 1639

A Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Kurdistan This provisional

Manifesto of the Kurdish People for the Creation of a Free,

Included in agricultural production are animal products. The most important animals

In an otherwise water-starved region, Kurdistan is blessed with abundant precipitation.

Kurdistan has among the largest oil reserves in the Middle East

Marco Polo writes of the Kurds of the area between Mus,

Kurdistan’s wealth of high-grade pasture lands has long made it suitable

The First Documented Resettlementof Kurds into Western and Southwestern Anatoliacirca 181

By Prof. Mehrdad R. Izady The late Dr. Henny Harald Hansen (1900-93)

by Anwar Soltani Presented to the International Conference on the Sharafnama

By Dr Kamal Mirawdeli Sharafkhan Bidlisi (Kurdish: Mír Sheref el Dín

By Mehrdad R. Izady, 1992 In correspondence with the prestigious British scientific

By Prof. Mehrdad Izady A most important first step in launching

Prof. M. R. Izady A few years ago, I was given a

By Prof. M. R. Izady General history One of the least-known-and

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Prince Sharaf al-Dîn Bitlîsî By Prof M.R. Izady Although primarily a collection

Muhammed Amin Zaki Bey also known in Kurdish as  Dr. Mehmed

Mehrdad lzady (Kurdish: Mihrdad Ízedí, مهرداد ئیزه‌دی) was born in 1963 to a

Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmad (Kurdish: Kemal Mezher Ehmed کەماڵ مەزهەر ئەحمەد)

Prof Jalile Jalil

By Prof. M. R. Izady Like many other aspects of their

By Prof. M.R. Izady The most prominent geophysical feature of Kurdistan

By Prof. M.R. Izady Kurdistan is geologically quite active. The land

By Prof. M.R. Izady Kurdistan can be divided historically, and on

By Prof. M. Izady The vast Kurdish homeland consists of about

Dialectology is a sub-field of historical linguistics, the scientific study of linguistic

The unprejudiced academics that study Kurdish history are united in the

Kurdish (Kurdish: Kurdí, كوردی, Kurdî, Кöрди) language belongs to the Indo-European family of

Language, the principal means used by human beings to communicate with

Kurds are fortunate to have some of the most visible aspects

Origin The goats were the first livestock animal to be domesticated.

Red-legged partridge with scientific name “Alectoris rufa” calls “Kew, kev, Kewk,

Sirúdí Níshtimaní Kurdistan, Ey reqíb Ey reqíb her, mawe qewmí Kurd

Flag of Kurdistan National Anthem National Birds Kurdish Currency The National

A new release by blue crane books Watertown, Massachusetts – Writings

Pelizzari, Maria Antonella. by Susan Meiselas New York: Random House, 1997,

By Christopher de Bellaigue, “New York Review of Books, June 24,

By Naom Chomski, ” Updated Edition, June 1999″ One of the

KURDISTANICA publishes reviews of bibliographic records related to Kurdistan in any

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Kurds are fortunate to have some of the most visible aspects

Kurdistan’s wealth of high-grade pasture lands has long made it suitable

The Legal Documents section of KURDISTANICA provides agreement and Treaties which

Like other places in the world where many parties are struggling

The infusion of an Indo-European (Iranic) language, culture, and genetic element

FAQ Following are Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ] that might arise when

The vast Kurdish homeland consists of about 200,000 square miles of

Selected biographies of Kurdish historical figures featured on KURDISTANICA history section.

Yousef Hassanzadeh; Antiquity Vol 80 No 307 March 2006 Mannaean studies

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1915 up to Present The idea of a nation-state in the

1497 – 1918 This period in the history of the Kurds

600 AD – 1600 AD This vibrant period of Kurdish history

400 BC – 600 AD This period in Kurdish history marks

3000 BC- 400 BC This period marks the progressive technological and

0,000 BC – 3000 BC This is by far the most

By Prof. Mehrdad A. Izady Being the native inhabitants of their land.

Being the native inhabitants of their land, there are no “beginnings”

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Title The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad Publication Type Journal Article Authors

Prof. M. R. Izady Recently I came across a new, and otherwise

The 1,100th Anniversary of a World-Class Kurdish Scholar By Prof. M. R.

7,000 years older than Stonehenge: the site that stunned archaeologists Circles

The Treaty of Zohab “17 May 1639” Text of the Letter

Title Kurdish-Turkish Dictionary Publication Type Book Year of Publication 1967 Authors

One thing that Individuals/organisations can do to support projects like KAL

By Prof. M. R. Izady This detached exclave of Kurdish inhabited land

By Robert Olson, University of Texas Press, Austin The Sheikh Said

Robert Olson, Professor of Middle East Politics, University of Kentucky Due

By Prof. Mehrdad R. Izady The question of Kurdish origins, i.e., who

By Prof. Mehrdad Izady Compilation and organization of Kurdish history is a

The state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation’s (TRT) recent launch of

The first part of the documentary “Kurdistan Mission ” is now

Vladimir Minorsky, Prehistory of Saladin Saladin’s Origins (A) The famous biographer Ibn Khallikân (A.D.

Kurdistan Mission (Part two) Is a documentary based on the availble

Part 3 of documentary series ” Kurdistan Mission” now could be

Part five of documentary series ‘Kurdistan Mission’ videos now is available

Henry D. Astarjian With Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech, which marked the

Tagheh Farhad or Rawansar tomb is a rock tomb near the

Gaziantep, Turkey, The Economist, April 29th 2009 When Turkey’s Birecik dam

Kurdistan Mission, is a documentary series on the activities of the

The Land of the Lion and the Sun as Seen on

By Kamal Mirawdeli, The International Conference, The Kurds Political status and

Mehr News Agency, Tehran, 01/30/2010 The construction project that caused damages

LONDON, (CAIS) — The joint archaeological expedition team from United States

The Netherlands organisation for Scientific Research NWO has granted a subsidy

By Owen Jarus, 15 October 2010 Archaeologists excavating a 2,700 year

The Proto-Neolithic Cemetery in Shanidar Cave. By Ralph S. Solecki, Rose

Diane E. King, 2009 Before the Iraqi Baath regime’s ouster in

Forensic archaeologists uncover evidence of a secret massacre—and help convict Saddam

The Kurdish national currency KURO inherited its name from a common

Paikoli Monument(1) was probably formed by a quadrilateral stone wall (average

Urartian Kingdom has not only become known by its organized state

The Sassanian Inscription of PaikuliThe Paikuli inscription is comprised of three

In October 2010 the University of Athens obtained permission by the

In a correspondence to the prestigious British scientific journal Nature (vol.360,

Prof. Ismet Cherif Vanli (1924-2011), also known as Ismet Sheríf Wanlí

Qazi Muhammad (Ghazi Muhammad, Qazí Mihemed, قاضی محمد، قازی محەممەد) a

The followers of Yârsânism, also known as the Yârisân, Aliullâhi, Ali-llâhi

The National Flag of Kurdistan INTRODUCTION: The aim of this document