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[[File:Iranian Kurds demonstration in support of Kobanî people 04.jpg|thumb|Iranian Kurds in [[Marivan]] protest against [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] in support of [[Siege of Kobanî|Kobanî]] city, 6 October 2014]] |
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[[Iranian Kurdistan]] or Eastern Kurdistan ([[Central Kurdish|Kurdish]]: ''{{lang|ku|Rojhilatê Kurdistanê}}''), is an unofficial name for the parts of western [[Iran]] inhabited by [[Kurdish people|Kurds]] which borders [[Iraq]] and [[Turkey]].<ref name="Kurdish Awakening 2014">''Kurdish Awakening: Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland'', (2014), by Ofra Bengio, University of Texas Press</ref> It includes the [[Kurdistan Province]], [[Kermanshah Province]], [[West Azerbaijan Province]], [[Ilam Province]], and [[Lorestan Province]].<ref>Federal Research Division, 2004, ''Iran: A Country Study'', Kessinger Publishing, {{ISBN|1-4191-2670-9}}, {{ISBN|978-1-4191-2670-3}}, p. 121, "The Kurdish area of Iran includes most of West Azerbaijan."</ref><ref>Youssef Courbage, Emmanuel Todd, 2011, ''A Convergence of Civilizations: The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World'', p. 74. Columbia University Press, {{ISBN|0-231-15002-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-231-15002-6}}. "Kurds are also a majority of the population in the provinces of Kermanshah, West Azerbaijan, and Ilam."</ref><ref>William Eagleton, 1988, ''An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs and Other Weavings'', University of California, Scorpion, 144 pages. {{ISBN|0-905906-50-0}}, {{ISBN|978-0-905906-50-8}}. "Iranian Kurdistan is relatively narrow where it touches the Soviet border in the north and is hemmed in on the east by the Azerbaijani Turks. Extending south along the border west of Lake Urmia is the tribal territory."</ref><ref>http://www.pen-kurd.org/kurdi/ikrambalekani/eyaletakurdistane-liirane.html</ref> |
[[Iranian Kurdistan]] or Eastern Kurdistan ([[Central Kurdish|Kurdish]]: ''{{lang|ku|Rojhilatê Kurdistanê}}''), is an unofficial name for the parts of western [[Iran]] inhabited by [[Kurdish people|Kurds]] which borders [[Iraq]] and [[Turkey]].<ref name="Kurdish Awakening 2014">''Kurdish Awakening: Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland'', (2014), by Ofra Bengio, University of Texas Press</ref> It includes the [[Kurdistan Province]], [[Kermanshah Province]], [[West Azerbaijan Province]], [[Ilam Province]], and [[Lorestan Province]].<ref>Federal Research Division, 2004, ''Iran: A Country Study'', Kessinger Publishing, {{ISBN|1-4191-2670-9}}, {{ISBN|978-1-4191-2670-3}}, p. 121, "The Kurdish area of Iran includes most of West Azerbaijan."</ref><ref>Youssef Courbage, Emmanuel Todd, 2011, ''A Convergence of Civilizations: The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World'', p. 74. Columbia University Press, {{ISBN|0-231-15002-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-231-15002-6}}. "Kurds are also a majority of the population in the provinces of Kermanshah, West Azerbaijan, and Ilam."</ref><ref>William Eagleton, 1988, ''An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs and Other Weavings'', University of California, Scorpion, 144 pages. {{ISBN|0-905906-50-0}}, {{ISBN|978-0-905906-50-8}}. "Iranian Kurdistan is relatively narrow where it touches the Soviet border in the north and is hemmed in on the east by the Azerbaijani Turks. Extending south along the border west of Lake Urmia is the tribal territory."</ref><ref>http://www.pen-kurd.org/kurdi/ikrambalekani/eyaletakurdistane-liirane.html</ref> |
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[[Shia]] [[Feyli Kurds|Feyli]] Kurds inhabit Kermanshah Province, except for those parts where people are [[Jaff]], and Ilam Province; as well as some parts of [[Kurdistan Province|Kurdistan]] and [[Hamadan Province|Hamadan]] provinces. The [[Kurds of Khorasan]], in the [[North Khorasan Province]] of northeastern Iran, are [[Shia|Shi'ite]] Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rangvarehayeyekrang.ir/ |
[[Shia]] [[Feyli Kurds|Feyli]] Kurds inhabit Kermanshah Province, except for those parts where people are [[Jaff]], and Ilam Province; as well as some parts of [[Kurdistan Province|Kurdistan]] and [[Hamadan Province|Hamadan]] provinces. The [[Kurds of Khorasan]], in the [[North Khorasan Province]] of northeastern Iran, are [[Shia|Shi'ite]] Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rangvarehayeyekrang.ir/ایل%E2%80%8Cهاوطوایف-کرد-ایران/ |title=http://rangvarehayeyekrang.ir |access-date=2017-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217230209/http://rangvarehayeyekrang.ir/ایل%E2%80%8Cهاوطوایف-کرد-ایران/ |archive-date=2017-12-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=عشایر کرد خراسان؛ گردشگری عشایری |url=https://www.kojaro.com/2016/10/29/122951/kurdish-tribes-khorasan/ |accessdate=22 April 2020 |date=29 October 2016 |language=fa}}</ref> The [[Laks (Iran)|Laki]] tribe populate parts of [[Ilam Province]] and [[Lorestan Province]], while [[Chegini Kurds]] reside in central [[Lorestan Province|Lorestan]]. |
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During the [[Iranian Revolution|Shia revolution]] in Iran the major Kurdish political parties were unsuccessful in absorbing Kurds, who at that period had no interest in autonomy.<ref name="David Romano page 235">{{cite book |title=The Kurdish Nationalist Movement |first=David |last=Romano |page=235 |year=2006 |isbn=0-521-85041-X |location=New York |publisher=Cambridge University Press }}</ref><ref name="McDowall page 270-278">{{cite book |title=A Modern History of the Kurds |last=McDowall |first= |page=270 |year=1996 |location=London |publisher=I.B. Tauris |isbn=1-85043-653-3 }}</ref> However, since the 1990s Kurdish nationalism has seeped into the Kurdish area partly due to outrage against government's violent suppression of Kurdish independence calls further north.<ref name="McDowall page 278">{{cite book |title=A Modern History of the Kurds |last=McDowall |first= |page=278 |year=1996 |location=London |publisher=I.B. Tauris |isbn=1-85043-653-3 }}</ref> |
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==Religion== |
==Religion== |
Revision as of 08:39, 16 December 2020
Total population | |
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8.1 million (10%) (2014 CIA estimate)[1] | |
Languages | |
Kurdish, Gorani and Persian | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam (Twelver)[2][3] Sunni Islam (Shafi‘i)[4] (Sufi order Qadiriyya also present)[5] Yarsanism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
see Iranian peoples |
Kurds in Iran (Kurdish: Kurdên Îranê ,کورد لە ئێران,[6] Persian: کردها در ایران)[7] are the third largest ethnic group in Iran[8] after Persians and Iranian Azerbaijanis, comprising about 10% of the country's population according to the CIA in 2014.[1]
Geographic distribution
Iranian Kurdistan or Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdish: Rojhilatê Kurdistanê), is an unofficial name for the parts of western Iran inhabited by Kurds which borders Iraq and Turkey.[9] It includes the Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, West Azerbaijan Province, Ilam Province, and Lorestan Province.[10][11][12][13]
Shia Feyli Kurds inhabit Kermanshah Province, except for those parts where people are Jaff, and Ilam Province; as well as some parts of Kurdistan and Hamadan provinces. The Kurds of Khorasan, in the North Khorasan Province of northeastern Iran, are Shi'ite Muslims.[14][15] The Laki tribe populate parts of Ilam Province and Lorestan Province, while Chegini Kurds reside in central Lorestan.
During the Shia revolution in Iran the major Kurdish political parties were unsuccessful in absorbing Kurds, who at that period had no interest in autonomy.[16][17] However, since the 1990s Kurdish nationalism has seeped into the Kurdish area partly due to outrage against government's violent suppression of Kurdish independence calls further north.[18]
Religion
The two major religions among Kurds in Iran are Islam and Yarsanism, while fewer Kurds adhere to the Baháʼí Faith and Judaism.[19][20] There is disagreement on which is the largest denomination among Kurds; some experts such as Richard N. Frye and Martin van Bruinessen argue that Sunni Islam (the Shafi‘i branch[4]) is the majority religion,[21][22] while researcher Anu Leinonen believes it is the Twelver branch of Shia Islam.[23]
Pockets of Sunni Kurds belong to the Qadiriyya tariqa (around Marivan and Sanandaj). These orders have experienced repression from the state, including the destruction of their places of worship.[5][24] Yarsanis are also targeted by the central government.[25]
Kurdish separatism in Iran
There has been sporadic separatist conflict[26] since 1918, most recently during the 2016 Western Iran clashes.[27]
Tribes
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See also
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