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How many types of Kurds are there?
The Kurds are a minority group whose language has been fractured into several dialects and alphabets across four countries; Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. There are two main Kurdish dialects (Kurmanji and Sorani), as well as some peripheral ones (e.g. Pahlewani, Zazaki and Hewrami /Gorani).
How many dialects are there in Kurdish?
two
Today, the two principal written Kurdish dialects are Kurmanji and Sorani. Sorani is, along with Arabic, one of the two official languages of Iraq and is in political documents simply referred to as “Kurdish”….Kurdish languages.
| Kurdish | |
|---|---|
| Dialects | Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) Central Kurdish (Sorani) Southern Kurdish (Xwarîn, Palewani) Laki |
How much is a 250 dinar bill worth?
The only denominations in use are the 250-dinar note, worth about 25 cents at current rates, and the 10,000-dinar note.
Why are there political parties in the Kurdish region?
Political parties in the Kurdish regions can be directly traced to the nationalist movements in the Middle East after WWI. At the end of World War I, the Treaty of Sevres was formally drafted to deal with the dissolution and partition of the Ottoman Empire.
How many political parties are there in Turkey?
While officially there were only 3 political parties managed to get in during the 2007 elections (AKP, CHP, MHP), later on also DTP (Democratic Society Party), DSP, ODP (Freedom and Support Party) and BBP (Grand Unity Party) are represented in the Parliament thanks to these newly added members.
What is happening to the Kurds?
Since then the Kurds have been promised autonomy by successive governments in Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran; and each time the promise is unfulfilled, the Kurds then revolt and then the revolt is brutally put down resulting in the destruction of Kurdish villages, massacre and maiming of people.
What would happen if the Iraqi government gave the Kurds autonomy?
An Iraqi leader would promise autonomy to the Kurds, the Kurds would support the new leader, after the new leader consolidated his power, he would renege on his promise to the Kurds for autonomy and the Kurds would revolt resulting in violent repression. Then a new leader would emerge and the cycle repeated.