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Group of traditional dances among Kurds
Kurdish dances (Kurdish: Govend, Dîlan, Dawet, Helperkê, Şayî; دیلان, گۆڤەند, داوەت, ھەڵپەڕکێ, شایی) are a group of traditional dances among Kurds. It
Kurdish_dance
Traditional clothing of the Kurdish people
Kurdish traditional clothing, also known as Kurdish dress (Kurdish: جلوبەرگی کوردی, Cil û bergên kurdî), refers to the folk costumes of the Kurdish people
Kurdish_traditional_clothing
Culture of the Kurdish people
Kurdish culture is a group of distinctive cultural traits practiced by Kurdish people. The Kurdish culture is a legacy from ancient peoples who shaped
Kurdish_culture
Part of Kurdish culture
Kurdish music (Kurdish: میوزیکی کوردی, romanized: Mûzîkî Kurdî, or مۆسیقای کوردی) refers to music performed in the Kurdish languages and Zaza-Gorani languages
Kurdish_music
South Slavic circle dance
circle dance Kurdish dance Serbian dances Turkish dance "Kolo, Traditional Dance in Serbia". unesco.org. "UNESCO - Kolo, traditional folk dance". ich.unesco
Kolo_(dance)
Style of dance done in a circle with rhythm instruments and singing
Arabic (Levantian and Iraqi), Israeli (see Jewish dance and Israeli folk dancing), Assyrian, Kurdish, Turkish, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Maltese, Ukraine
Circle_dance
Iranic ethnic group
Kurds (Kurdish: کورد, romanized: Kurd), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a
Kurds
Art form consisting of body movement
dabke, tamzara, Assyrian folk dance, Kurdish dance, Armenian dance and Turkish dance, among others. All these forms of dances would usually involve participants
Dance
Kurdish name
refers to a traditional Kurdish dance that symbolizes joy and happiness. The name derives in part from the Kurdish word dil (Kurdish: دڵ), meaning "heart"
Dilan
Traditional dancing styles of Middle Eastern ethnic groups
Cypriot dance and Turkish Cypriot dance. Kurdish dance: dilan. A highly stylized, graceful form that evolved from 19th century Qajar court dances. It emphasizes
Middle_Eastern_dance
list of national dances. This may be a formal or informal designation. Not all nations officially recognize a national dance or dances. ""Afghanistan"
List_of_national_dances
Kurdish area of Iran
Iranian Kurdistan and Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی کوردستان, romanized: Rojhilatê Kurdistanê), also called Rojhelat, are unofficial names for
Iranian_Kurdistan
Turkish and Kurdish folk dance, Turkey's national dance
this category of folk dance is also referred to by different names among other ethnic groups in Turkey: govend or dîlan in Kurdish, ḥiggā (ܚܓܐ) in Syriac
Halay
Dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain region
folk dance among Assyrian people Kurdish dance Luri dances Lewa (folk dance) - Baluch folk dance in Pakistan. Mazanderani dances Middle Eastern Dance Chaap
Folk_dance
Political movement
Kurdish nationalism (Kurdish: کوردایەتی, romanized: Kurdayetî, lit. 'Kurdishness or Kurdism') is a nationalist political movement which asserts that Kurds
Kurdish_nationalism
Kurdish dance, Iran, Turkey, Iraq) Dingi dingi Dipat Dirk dance Disco Discofox Djolé Do-si-do Dollu Kunitha Domkach Domni Double bugg (a swing dance from
List_of_dances
Kurdish dancer
(or Bedirxan) (1903, Constantinople – 1986, Paris) was a ballet dancer and a Kurdish princess of the Bedir Khan family. Leyla Bedir Khan's birthdate is
Leyla_Bedir_Khan
Kurdish new year holiday
wear traditional coloured Kurdish clothes, dance together, light fires to dance around and jump over the bonfire, play Kurdish games. The word Newroz is
Newroz_as_celebrated_by_Kurds
Northwestern Iranian dialect continuum
Kurdish (Kurdî, کوردی, pronounced [kʊrdiː] ) is a Northwestern Iranian language or group of languages spoken by Kurds in the region of Kurdistan, namely
Kurdish_language
Region of West Asia with a historical Kurdish presence
Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, lit. 'land of the Kurds'; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region and stateless
Kurdistan
Ethnic group in the Republic of Turkey
the Turkish government, though "Kurdish" was allowed in census reports. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish languages were officially prohibited
Kurds_in_Turkey
Kurdish religious group
Kurdish Alevism (Kurdish: Rêya Heqî, lit. 'The Path of God/Truth' or Elewîtî) refers to the unique rituals, sacred place practices, mythological discourses
Kurdish_Alevism
Kurds who follow Christianity
Kurdish Christians refers to Kurds who follow Christianity. Some Kurds had historically followed Christianity and remained Christian when most Kurds were
Kurdish_Christians
Kurdish folk music (Kurdish: میوزیکی فۆلکلۆری کوردی, romanized: Mîwzîkî folkilorî Kurdî or مۆسیقای فۆلکلۆر) is a musical tradition associated with the
Kurdish_folk_music
Non-governmental organization in Iraq
once again... We archive Kurdish traditional dishes and clothing and rewrite various Kurdish maqams and shaiy [Kurdish dance] texts." In 2019, the US
Kurdish_Heritage_Institute
Dances traditionally performed in Greece
Byzantine music Assyrian folk dance Armenian dance Kurdish dance Turkish dance Raftis, Alkis, The World of Greek Dance Finedawn, Athens (1987) p25. Raftis
Greek_dances
List of Kurdish musical artists and groups
Mastan Ensemble – Group specializing in Persian and Kurdish classical music. Kurdish music Kurdish dance List of Kurds "Adele accused of plagiarism by fans
List_of_Kurdish_musicians
Ethnic group
the second largest ethnic group of Iraq. They traditionally speak the Kurdish languages of Sorani, Kurmanji, Feyli, and Gorani. Historically, Kurds in
Kurds_in_Iraq
Wind instrument played in central Eurasia
folk dance. Today, the zurna is an essential part of Turkish folk music and dance, as well as in Armenian dance, Assyrian folk dance and Kurdish dance. Turkish
Zurna
Multiple alphabets of Kurdish language
Kurdish is most commonly written using either of two alphabets: the Latin-based Bedirxan or Hawar alphabet, introduced by Celadet Alî Bedirxan in 1932
Kurdish_alphabets
Ethnic folk dance tradition
dances Turkish folklore Assyrian folk dance Kurdish dance Armenian dance Pontic Greek folk dance "TURKISH FOLK DANCES". ncturkishfestival. Archived from
Turkish_folk_dance
referred to as Kurdistan. Most Kurds speak Northern Kurdish Kurmanji Kurdish (Kurmanji) and Central Kurdish (Sorani). There are various hypotheses as to predecessor
History_of_the_Kurds
Kurds who follow Islam
Kurdish Muslims (Kurdish: موسڵمانی کورد, romanized: Musilmanên Kurd) are Kurds who follow Islam, which has the most common religion for the Kurds for centuries
Kurdish_Muslims
Ethnic group
The Kurdish population of Syria is the country's largest ethnic minority, usually estimated at 10% of the Syrian population and 9% of the Kurdish population
Kurds_in_Syria
Ethnic diaspora group
Kurds in Japan (Japanese: 在日クルド人, Zainichi Kurudo-jin, Kurdish: Kurdên Japonyayê, Sorani Kurdish: کوردانی ژاپۆن) refers to Kurds residing in Japan. Kurds
Kurds_in_Japan
American jazz bassist
Meets the Folk-Song (1963) With Yōsuke Yamashita Sakura (Verve, 1990) Kurdish Dance (Verve, 1993) Dazzling Days (Verve, 1993) Fragments 1999 (Verve, 1999)
Cecil_McBee
Traditional instruments of Kurdish music
neighboring cultures. Kurdish instruments often accompany dance, poetry, and storytelling, reflecting the oral and musical heritage of the Kurdish people. Among
Kurdish_musical_instruments
Federal region of Iraq
semi-autonomous federal region of the Republic of Iraq. It comprises four Kurdish-majority governorates of Arab-majority Iraq: Erbil Governorate, Sulaymaniyah
Kurdistan_Region
Topics referred to by the same term
(surname) Sepé Tiaraju, Brazilian Guaraní tribe leader Sepe, a form of Kurdish dance São Sepe River, Brazilian river São Sepé, Brazilian town This disambiguation
Sepe
Ethnic Lurs who speak the Southern Luri dialect
traditional music. Southern Luri dances include both circle dance and dance double and like Kurdish dance it is mixed-gender that distinguishes them from other
Southern_Lurs
Province of Iran
water, ritual dances, gift exchanges, reciting poetry, symbolic objects and more. A Kurdish girl lighting a fire during Nowruz Kurdish New Year ceremony
Kurdistan_province
Kurdish musical artist
Abdulla (Kurdish: هێلین عەبدوڵڵا; born 16 November 1988), better known by her stage name Helly Luv (ھێڵی لەڤ), is a Kurdish singer, dancer, choreographer
Helly_Luv
Kurdish-inhabited region in Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It
Iraqi_Kurdistan
The Peshtpa is a dance tune from Kurdistan. Cyclic dances and chain dances are the two most important categories to which Kurdish dances are classified
Peshtpa
1974–1975 Kurdish rebellion in northern Iraq
The Second Iraqi–Kurdish War was the second chapter of the Barzani rebellion, initiated by the collapse of the Kurdish autonomy talks and the consequent
Second_Iraqi–Kurdish_War
Type of erotic dance
A lap dance (or contact dance) is a type of erotic dance performance offered in many strip clubs in which the dancer typically has body contact with a
Lap_dance
Armed conflict between Iraqi forces and Peshmerga
The 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, also known as the Kirkuk crisis, was a conflict in which the Iraqi government retook disputed territories in Iraq which
2017_Iraqi–Kurdish_conflict
Kurdish inhabited area of Syria
Syrian Kurdistan, also called Western Kurdistan or Rojava (from Kurdish: Rojavayê Kurdistanê, lit. 'Kurdistan where the sun sets'), is a region in northern
Syrian_Kurdistan
American jazz drummer (born 1955)
Reggie Workman Summit Conference (Postcards, 1993) With Yōsuke Yamashita Kurdish Dance (Verve, 1993) Dazzling Days (Verve, 1993) Fragments 1999 (Verve, 1999)
Pheeroan_akLaff
Ethnic group
The Kurdish population is estimated to be between 30 and 45 million. Most Kurdish people live in Kurdistan, which today is split between Iranian Kurdistan
Kurdish_population
Kurdish women (Kurdish: ژنانی کورد, romanized: Jinên Kurd) are women of Kurdish ethnicity, who are densely spread between four countries in West Asia
Kurdish_women
Armed conflict between Turkey and PKK
Workers' Party (PKK) (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê) as well as its allied insurgent groups, both Kurdish and non-Kurdish. The initial core demand
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
Kurdistan_Workers'_Party_insurgency
Kurdish leader (1887–1930)
Ismail Agha Shikak (Kurdish: ئیسماعیل ئاغا شکاک, Îsmaîl Axayê Şikak), also known as Simko (Kurdish: سمکۆ, Simko; 1887–1930), was a Kurdish chieftain of the
Simko_Shikak
Jewish ethnic subdivision
Kurdish Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Kurdish Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They
Kurdish_Jews_in_Israel
Kurdish ethnogenesis and name origin
Scholars have proposed various theories regarding the origin of the Kurdish people and the name 'Kurd'. Recent scholarship suggests it may derive from
Origin_of_the_Kurds
Military and political conflict in northern Syria
civil war that began in 2011, a Kurdish-dominated coalition led by the Democratic Union Party as well as some other Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian, and Turkmen
Rojava_Revolution
Swedish-Kurdish musical duo
Based in Stockholm, the duo blends Kurdish and Western Asian musical traditions with hip hop, Afrobeat, Latin, and dance music, and has described its work
BIJI_(band)
Ethnic group
Kurder i Sverige; Kurdish: Kurdên Swêdê) may refer to people born in or residing in Sweden who are of Kurdish origin. Most Kurdish people in Sweden live
Kurds_in_Sweden
leaders in Kurdish society, it has generally been the conservative Muslim Kurds who formed the backbone of Kurdish nationalist movements. Kurdish identity
Religion_in_Kurdistan
Cultural center in Paris, France
Traditionnelle Kurde restaurant on Rue d'Enghien. Kurdish Language Courses French Language Courses Folklore Dance Courses Music Classes Conferences Workshops
Ahmet Kaya Kurdish Cultural Centre
Ahmet_Kaya_Kurdish_Cultural_Centre
Kurdish artist (born 1979)
or Hiva Pashaei (Persian: هیوا پاشایی; Kurdish: هیوا پاشایی, August 1979, Eslamabad-e Gharb – ) is a Kurdish painter, photographer, calligrapher, graphist
Hiwa_Pashaei
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist (born 1952)
Group, 1991) Tropical Postcards (A Records, 2004) With Yōsuke Yamashita Kurdish Dance (Verve, 1992) Dazzling Days (Verve, 1993) With others Douglas J. Cuomo
Joe_Lovano
Topics referred to by the same term
common name among the Aushi people of Luapula Province, Zambia Chapi (Kurdish dance) David Vázquez González, Spanish footballer nicknamed Chapi Ruperto
Chapi
Written and orally transmitted literature in Kurdish languages
Kurdish literature (ئەدەبی کوردی) is literature written in the Kurdish languages. Literary Kurdish works have been written in several Kurdish varieties
Kurdish_literature
Rugs woven by Kurds
Kurdish rugs (Kurdish: فەرشی کوردی) are rugs woven by Kurds in Kurdistan. When referring to Kurdish rugs within the rug industry, one is referring to
Kurdish_rugs
UK children's television programme
Animals 68. Butterflies, Diggers and Beetles 69. Night-Time Animals 70. Kurdish Dancing, Hiding Animals and Tikkabilla Jive 1. Stuck in Mud 2. Stained Glass
Tikkabilla
Kurdish cinema (Kurdish: سینەمای کوردی, romanized: Sînemay Kurdî) focuses on the Kurdish people and culture. The fate of the Kurds as a people without
Kurdish_cinema
Kurdish inhabited area of Turkey
Northern Kurdistan (Kurdish: Bakurê Kurdistanê) is the southeastern part of Turkey where Kurds form the predominant ethnic group. The Kurdish Institute of Paris
Turkish_Kurdistan
Ethnic group
Հայաստանում, romanized: K’rderë Hayastanum; Kurdish: Kurdên Ermenistanê Кӧрден Әрмәньстане) form of Kurdish population who live mainly in the western parts
Kurds_in_Armenia
Municipality in Batman Province, Turkey
Batman (Kurdish: Êlih; Syriac: Elīḥā) is a city and capital of Batman District in Batman Province, Turkey. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters (1,772 feet)
Batman,_Turkey
Coalition of armed Syrian opposition groups
exploding in a crowd of unarmed civilians performing a traditional Kurdish dance during the 2025 Tishrin Dam protests. The accompanying caption stated:
Syrian_National_Army
in November 2018 as versions of Yalli dance. Azerbaijani dance Yally was influenced by Armenian and Kurdish dances. There is an opinion about the similarity
Armenian–Azerbaijani cultural relations
Armenian–Azerbaijani_cultural_relations
Swedish dancer & singer (born 1973)
(born 14 November 1973 in Kirvan Elazığ, Turkey) is a Swedish dancer and singer, of Kurdish background. Demirbag was born in Kirvan, a small village in
Dee_Demirbag
Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer
Aklaff Sakura Live (Verve, 1991) – with Cecil McBee and Pheeroan Aklaff Kurdish Dance (Verve, 1992) – with Cecil McBee and Pheeroan Aklaff Dazzling Days (Verve
Yōsuke_Yamashita
Kurdish slogan expressing patriotism
Biji Kurdistan (Kurdish: بژی کوردستان, romanized: Bijî Kurdistan, Kurdish pronunciation: [ˈbɪʒɪ kuɾdɪsˈtɑn]; English: Long live Kurdistan) is a popular
Biji_Kurdistan
Pyakhan dance - Kurdish dance Labanotation - Ländler - Latin dance - Lead and follow - Lezginka - Limbo - Line dance - Lion dance - Lipsi (dance) - Liturgical
Index_of_dance_articles
Ethnic group
Kurds in Palestine (Kurdish: Kurdên Filistînê; Arabic: اكراد فلسطين: Akrad Filisteen) refers to Palestinians of Kurdish ancestry. These individuals trace
Kurds_in_Palestine
Kurdish mythology (Kurdish: ئەفسانەی کوردی / Efsaneya Kurdî) is the collective term for the beliefs and practices of the culturally, ethnically or linguistically
Kurdish_mythology
Ethnic group
Suomen kurdit; Kurdish: Kurdên Fînlendayê) are a linguistic and ethnic minority in Finland. As of 2025[update], there were 18,460 Kurdish-speaking people
Kurds_in_Finland
Canadians of Kurdish origin
Kurdish Canadians refers to people of Kurdish origin who are born in or living in Canada. The Kurdish community in Canada is 16,315 based on the 2016
Kurdish_Canadians
Greek folk dance
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Kalamatianos
City in Turkey
Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. It is considered one of the oldest
Diyarbakır
Musical artist
Dashni Morad (Kurdish: Deşnê Murad, Sorani Kurdish: دەشنێ موراد; born 1 January 1986) is a Kurdish singer, songwriter, television presenter, human rights
Dashni_Morad
De facto autonomous region in Syria
Parliament. Northeastern Syria is polyethnic and home to sizeable ethnic Arab, Kurdish, and Assyrian populations, with smaller communities of ethnic Turkmen,
Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Democratic_Autonomous_Administration_of_North_and_East_Syria
Catalan musical genre and cultural dance
Armenian dance Assyrian folk dance Ballu tundu Catalan shawms, discussing the tenora and tible La Sardana de l'alcalde Faroese dance Kurdish dance Turkish
Sardana
Kurdish tribe found in Iran
Lak (Kurdish: Lek ,لەک) is a Kurdish tribe native to Western Iran. They speak Laki, which is considered a Kurdish dialect by most linguists. Laks inhabit
Lak_(tribe)
Ethnic group in Germany
Deutschkurden; Kurdish: Kurdên Almanyayê), are residents or citizens of Germany of full or partial Kurdish origin. There is a large Kurdish community in
Kurds_in_Germany
music Indian classical music Korean court music Persian classical music Kurdish classical music Classical Turkish music Western classical music Early music
List of music genres and styles
List_of_music_genres_and_styles
Ethnic group
of Shia background, although there are also Sunni families of Achomi, Kurdish, and Baluchi ancestry. Many Ajam are bilingual, speaking Arabic and Persian
Ajam_of_Bahrain
Kurdish nationalist (1917–1949)
Ramzi Nafi (1917–1949) was a Kurdish nationalist who joined Nazi Germany’s military intelligence in 1942 for an unsuccessful operation aimed at overthrowing
Ramzi_Nafi
Former unrecognized state in British-ruled Iraq
The Kingdom of Kurdistan was a short-lived and self-proclaimed Kurdish state declared in the city of Sulaymaniyah following the collapse of the Ottoman
Kingdom_of_Kurdistan
Kurdish dynasty
also known as the Dustakids, (983/990-1085, Kurdish: میرنشینی مەڕوانی/ میرنشینی دۆستەکی) were a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty in the Diyar Bakr region
Marwanid_dynasty_(Diyar_Bakr)
Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire
Bohtan was a medieval Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire centered on the town of Jazirah ibn 'Omar in northern Mesopotamia (or northern Jazira)
Bohtan
Ethnic group
significant Kurdish population in the post-Soviet space. Kurds established a presence in the Caucasus with the establishment of the Kurdish Shaddadid dynasty
Kurds_in_Azerbaijan
Country in West Asia
Caucasus. However, they have shared common interests, such as the issue of Kurdish separatism and the Qatar diplomatic crisis. Iran has a close and strong
Iran
The native language of Kurdistani Jews was Judeo-Aramaic rather than Kurdish. As Kurdistani Jews natively adhere to Judaism and originate from the Middle
History of the Jews in Kurdistan
History_of_the_Jews_in_Kurdistan
Mountainous region in Iran/Iraq
Avroman or Hawraman, (Kurdish: ههورامان, romanized: Hewraman, Persian: اورامان, romanized: Owrāmān) is a mountainous region located within the provinces
Avroman
The oldest known examples of Kurdish art and expression have been found in Neolithic sites like Çayönü and Jarmo (present-day Iraqi and Turkish Kurdistan);
Kurdish_art
Rebellions against the Ottoman Empire
several Kurdish rebellions took place within the Ottoman Empire. The rebellions were preceded by the emergence of early Kurdish nationalism and Kurdish revolts
Kurdish rebellions during World War I
Kurdish_rebellions_during_World_War_I
Ethnic group
(Kurdish: کوردانی شانشینی یەکگرتوو, romanized: Kurdên Brîtanya) refers to people of Kurdish origin born in or residing in the United Kingdom. Kurdish people
Kurds_in_the_United_Kingdom
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