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"Kürdistan, Doğu'nun en eski gelenek ve hikayelerinin anıldığı ve birçok mitolojik olayın geçtiği yerdir."

C. François Volney (1757-1820)

 

 

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T-shaped columns which has recently been founded (2003) in Girê Navokê (Gobekli Tepe) in Ruha is consedering belongs to the eldest temple in the world, Age over 11000 years

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A Kurdish Lion of Elamits in Protoliterate period of Mesopotamia, 3000 AD

 

 

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Click here to see! Some Kurdish Antique Objects

 

 

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Click here to see several other Kurdish antique objects!

 

 

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The mosaic floor which is from the Roman era found in the city of Ur-Ha (Ru-Ha/Urfa)

 

 

 

 

PREHISTORIC TOWN ORFA-UR-RUHA

 

 

 

 

 

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The historical ruins of Kommagene in Kurdistan (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), in the Kurdish city Semsour (Adiyaman) ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

 

 

 

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According to the Old Testament the Kurdish Wan Lake
is The lake in the Garden of Eden. Klick here to see more!

 

 

 

 

 

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The beautiful Church, Akh Tamara from 10th century on an island on the Kurdish lake Wan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

 

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The beautiful Armenian Church, in Eastern Kurdistan from 10th century on the Kurdish Lake Urumia

 

 

 

 

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Sheqlawa Tourist Resort (Southern Kurdistan)

 

 

 

 

 

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Kurdistans Forts/Castles

 

 

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Lions - a central theme in the Kurdish mytological history - the lion in the picture is from historical ruins in the Botan province in northern Kurdistan

LION CULT IN KURDISH HISTORY

 

 

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The Median Emperor Cyaxsares - Key Xusrew, Key Xosro

 

 

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Historical ruins in Kurdistan (Dersim)

 

 

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Amîda (Diyar Bekr) in 1960:ies

 

 

 

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Animal figures - on the city wall of Kurdish Amida

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On the ancient wall of Diyar Bekr, 5000m lång, 17m high and 4m wide

 

 

 

 

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The Ancient Hasan Pasha Hostel in Amida (Diyarbekr) where the ancient traveling caravans onthe silk road rested - today a five stars hotel

 

 

 

 

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Inside of the historical Sun Temple, today Big Mosque in Diyarbekir

 

 

 

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Port of The Inner Wall - Amida (Diyarbekir)

 

 

Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

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Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

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Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

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Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

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Spice market in Kurdish city Amîda (Diyar Bakr) ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

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The Church Deyr-o Yoldath Aloho (Santa Maria) the 3th Century in Hah villiage in the ancient Kurdish city Midyad

 

 

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"Jurn" a giant mortar which is used for crushing wheat to prepare "Savar", in the ancient Kurdish City Rûha ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

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The Prophet Abraham's lake in the Kurdish city Rûha. The fishs in this lake are protected by law ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

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The Kurdish folkloric costumes from the Cûlemerg (Hekkari) Province. ©- Kurdish Book Bank - SARA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sores Zîrek

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Young Kurdish Gentleman, 1935, Sinjar (Southern Kurdistan)

 

 

 

An Ezdian Kurd (ca1920)

 

 

 

 

A Kurdish man

 

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The French diplomat Bernard Dorin. In 1919 divided France and England Kurdistan between many states.

 

 

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A Modern Church in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Building of the modern churchs in whole Turkey is not usual

 

 

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A church wich has been converted to a mosque by the muslim Turkish conqurors: Ishaq Pasha

 

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The Kurdish Bazîd & Khoshab Castel ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

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The most important church of the Celdan and Syriac christians ; Dêra Zahferan in the in the Kurdish province of Mêrdîn ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

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Duhok, Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq)

 

 

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A palace in Kurdish city Sine in Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

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Kurdistan is the paradise on the earth. Here is a lake underground - Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

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Guerillas in the nature in Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

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Winter, Kurdish montains and peshmergas/guerillas

 

 

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Ten Door Brıdge on The Tigris river, nearby the ancient Kurdish city Amîda (Diar-î Bakr)

 

 

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Septimus Severus Bridge in the Kurdish Semsûr Region

 

 

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Kirkuk, The heart of the Kurds in the Southern Kurdistan

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The ancient bidge of Efrîn : in Western Kurdistan waiting restoration. But the authorities are not aware of any cultural haritage at all

 

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Sheik Said The Leader of the Kurdish upprising in 1925 in Diyar Bekir. His body is in a massgrave in Diyarbekir city (Derê Ciyê, 'Dag Kapi')

 

 

 

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Ghazi Muhammed, the president of the Kurdish Republic Mahabad in 1947, Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

 

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Khalid Begê Cibrî - The leader of the Kurdish Rezistance Movement Azadî (Freedom) (Azadi - Kürdistan Istiklal Cemiyeti) ) in 1920:ies. Hanged by Turkish forces in 14th April 1925 in the Kurdish city Bitlis

 

 

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The Kurdish hero YADO: Lehengê millî Yadîn Mehmûd Ebas -(YADO)

 

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The Kurdish intellectual Osman Sebrî from Western Kurdistan

 

 

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Common press conference, PKK & PUK

 

 

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Common press conference, PKK, PUK, SPK (psk) & PDL (dep)

 

 

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A Kurdish meeting in USA at the earlier 1920ies

 

 

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Nuredîn Zaza

 

 

 

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Mazlum Dogan, a Kurdish intellectual student leader died in the military prison of Diyarbakir

(click on the picture to read his historical defence speach in the Turkish military court)

 

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The untiring human rights defender, Dr Ismail Besikci

 

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Edîb Karahan, Kurdish journalist and politician from 1960:ies, from Qosar (Kiziltepe)

 

 

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Kurdish historian and linguist: Taufîq Wahby

 

 

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Mihemmed-î Mîhrî, (1889 Ciwanro - ?), Istanbul (1957) Foto: S.UCAR

 

 

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Dancing Kurdish women from Caucassus

 

 

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Kurdish Folk Dance From Semsûr (Adiyaman/Kahta)

 

 

 

Kurdish Folklor Show from Khorasan (Iran)

 

 

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Aware Kurdish woman in Turkish trial

 

 

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A Kurdish Woman From Eastern Kurdistan, 1896

Kurdish women From The Earlier Centuries - click to see other women photos

 

 

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An illustration from the earlier centuries showing Kurdish folk costumes

 

 

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Kurdish king (Mîr) with his queen (Banû)

 

 

 

Kurdish Fighter, 1881

 

 

 

 

 

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Amadeo Preziosi 1816-1882, Kurdish Warriors

 

 

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Kurds of Mako, Mamasanî Kurds, Kurd of Yerevan

 

 

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Jewish Kurds

 

 

 

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Rahîme KAHRAMAN

 

 

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A Kurdish girl with traditional tatoo and haed-shal from Dêrik province, Northern Kurdistan (The Kurdish artist Rojîn)

Contemporary Kurdish Women | KURDISH WOMEN FROM THE EARLIER CENTURIES - Photo Album

 

 

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Kurdish nomad teen-girls in traditional cloths

 

 

 

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Lynette Lindfield SOANE in tradittional Kurdish cloths

 

 

 

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Aram Tîgran

 

 

 


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Kurdish Music Group in 1970-ies, Southern Kurdistan















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Kurdish Music Group in 1970-ies, Southern Kurdistan

 

 

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Kurdish leader Masud Barzani in the younger age, as a peshmerga (Kurdish guerilla) soldier

Sothern Kurdistan

 

 

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Giant watwermellon from Amîda (Diyar-î Bekr)

 

 

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Giant watwermellon from Amîda (Diyar-î Bekr)

 

 

Dame Kurde, painting from 1800-century

 

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Kurdish nomad women from Khorasan (Land of the sun) in Eastern Kurdistan

 

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Kurdish nomad woman from Khorasan (Land of the sun) in Eastern Kurdistan

 

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M. Remzi Bucak with his wife Zehra Khanom

 

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With the daughter of the Kurdish prince Emîr Jaladet Alî Bedr Khan: Oseyma Bedr Khan in exile in Cairo (in the middle).

 

 

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Khasro Goran

 

 

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Goran Candan with Dr Vera Saedpoor, founder of the Kurdish Library & Museum (1986), Brooklyn, New York

 

 

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Goran Candan with head of Cyprus State Library Mr Antonis Maratheftis

 

 

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Cyprus State Library: Kipriaki Biblioteki

 

 

 

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A Kurdish elementary school class in Amman with the Kurdish teacher Sherko

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kurdên Cihû

 

 

 

 

 

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The Kurdish rebellian, leader Seyid Riza from the begining of earlier century. Seyid Riza hanged by Turkish military in 15, November 1937

 

 

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The legendary Kurdish Fighter and leader Simko Shikak

 

 

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Diyap Agha from Dêrsim Province in Kurdistan with Ataturk (Turks' Father). Ataturk needs Kurds in that time.


KÜRD ULUSAL BİLİNÇ ve HAKLARININ ÖNÜNDEKİ ENGEL NO 1 = TURKOFON/ARABOFON HAİN KÜRD LİDERLER
ÖRNEĞİN DİYAP AĞA GİBİ HAİNLER: "HEP BİRİZ, KARDEŞİZ" DEMİŞTİ
İşgalci İslamo-Faşist Türkiye hem Lozan'da hem Ankara'da hep aynı yalan tezi ileri sürdü; türklerle kürtlerin birliğini, bütünlüğünü savundu. O günlerde Dersim Mebusu Diyap Ağa, sözde türk meclisi'nde çokça alkışlanan konuşmasında “dinimiz, diyanetimiz, aslımız, neslimiz hep birdir; bizim içimizde ayrılık gayrılık yoktur, hep biriz, kardeşiz” yalanını dillendirdi.. sözde türk meclisi'ndeki kürd milletvekillerinden Bitlis Mebusu Yusuf Ziya Bey de şunları söyledi: “Biz kürdler vaktiyle Avrupa'nın Sevr paçavrasını ayaklarımız altında çiğnedik ve bütün manasıyla bize hak vermek isteyenlere iade ettik. Nasıl ki Elcezire cephesinde çarpıştık, nasıl ki türklerle beraber kanımızı döktük, onlardan ayrılmadık ve ayrılmak istemedik ve istemeyiz…” Alın size ihanet! Bu sözde kürd liderlerin sözlerinden daha aşağılık bir ihanet türü görülmemiştir.




 

 

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A thirsty Kurdish prisoner of war in Dêrsim, 1938. When the Turkish military uses the water as a torture tool

 

 

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4 days after the Turkish military coup t'Etat in May 27th, 1960, many Kurdish intellectuals from entire country collected in a Turkish military consentration camp in Sêwas

 

 

 

 

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Hayriye Cemil Pasha, doughter of Ekrem Cemil Pasha, 1951, Damascus in exile. Hayrie died young in 1953.

 

 

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Evdurrehman Muhemmed Emîn ZEBÎHÎ - Kurdish author

 

 

 

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Cherîf Pashca - the Kurdish-Ottoman general

 

 

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Cherîf Pashca - the Kurdish-Ottoman general

 

 

 

 

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From right: Ali Khosroyî, Hac Seyid Ebdulla Efendî Geylanîzade, Dr Shîrazî, Îhsan Nûrî Pasha

 

 

 

 

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The American Ambassador GorgeVallen, Amr Khan Shikak, 1947 Eastern Kurdistan (Iran)

 

 

 

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Sheik Abdulla Gailani William Eaglaton, 1961 Eastern Kurdistan (Iran)

 

 

 


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Sheik Abdulla Gailani with friends

 

 

 

 

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From the left: the Kurdish trubadors; Mihemed Arif Cizîrî (1912-1986), Seîd Yûsif and Îsa Berwarî (1933 Mûsil - 2002 Mûsil).
This picture is taken in 1972 in Beirut

 

 

 

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Kurdish singer Fûad Ehmed Southern Kurdistan

 

 

 

 

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The welknown artist with Kurdish origin Yilmaz Guney ("The Ugly King")

 

 

 

 

 

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Fûad Ehmed with other Kurdish singers in 1960-ies . From the right: Tahir Tewfîq, Fûad Ehmed, Îsa Berwarî, Bakurî, Ehmed El-Xelîl, Nivîsevan Tariq Brahîm Sherîf, Yas Xizir

 

 

 

 

 

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Fûad Ehmed with other Kurdish singers in 1960-ies . From the right: Hesen Cizîrî, Nivîsevan Hashim Cibarî, Mihemmed Arif Cizrawî û nivîsevan Evdulla Ebas

 

 

 

 

 

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Fûad Ehmed with Kurdish singers Heyder Evdurrehman û hunermend Bakurî (Îsraîl Anderyos Xemmo)

 

 

 

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Shemûn Levî - Kurdish Jew living in Israel


Kurds of Israel

Kurdish Judaica


 

 

 

 

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Mihemmed-î Mihrî (1889-1957) with his family, Istanbul, 1940


 

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Kurdistan for the Deaf People - Kurdistan ji bo Kerran (Guhgiranan)


 

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Sahmeran- Queen of the snakes (A Kurdish mitological tale)

 

 

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The Lake Wan

 

 

 

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Colemerg (Hekarî)

 

 

 

 

 

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Historical buildings in Farqîn

 

 

 

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The ancient city Husnkef on the historical river Tigris which has it's roots from 10 thousand years will be drown by giant water dam.
One of the oldest cultural haritage of the ancient civilisations in upper Mesopotamia (Ancient Kurdistan) on Tigris River

 

 

 

 

 



Palangan (Tigers) Village in Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

 

 

 

Biare - a 10 thousand years old settlement in Southern Kurdistan

 

 

 

 

Argonia - Erxenî ("Ergani") - 1940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Elbistan

 

 

 

 

A symbol of the God Ahura Mazda (the allmighty sour masta =sour Yogurd) in Zaraoastranian Faith

 

 

 

 

 

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Kurdish Army forces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers, 1965 Southern Kurdistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kurdish Troubadour from The 10th Century Baba Tahir-ê Uryan Ekbetanî-Hemedanî

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Condoleezza Rize, Mesud Barzani

 

 

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Kurdish leader Mesud Barzani and the former Turkish president Turgut Özal (originaly a Kurd). Özal "died" under unclear
circumstances because his private abtions about to solve the Kurdistan question.

Mesûd Barzanî, 1992’de Saddam teröründen kaçıp sınıra dayanan kürd çocuk, yaşlı ve kadınları içeri almak istemeyen Özal’a,
“Bize ister yardım edin ister etmeyin, ayakta kalacağız ve tarih bunu yazar. Tarih sizi ya ezilen bir halka sırt çeviren zalim bir devlet başkanı, ya da insanlık elini uzatan adaletli bir başkan olarak yazacak. Biz devlet kuracağız, karşı durmak size zarar, yanında olmak kârdır” dedi

 

 

 

 

 

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Pulitzer Prize Photo

In 1979, the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran was overthrown by Islamic radicals, led by Ayatollah Khomeini. Later that year, a group of 11 Kurdish men were lined up and shot to death, accused of various crimes. Their executions at a municipal airport in Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan, followed a brief trial during which no evidence was presented.

Iranian photographer Jahangir Razmi, took 70 pictures of this execution in Kurdistan on Aug. 27, 1979. One picture won the Pulitzer Prize. It was, however, awarded to an unnamed photographer - the only anonymous recipient in the 90-year history of the award. Mr. Razmi preserved 27 of the photos on a contact sheet and stowed it away in his home.

A photograph capturing this event was published and eventually won a Pulitzer Prize, but the photographer's identity was kept secret to protect him. An account Saturday in The Wall Street Journal reveals the photographer's name -- Jahangir Razmi -- and story.

Iranian Islamic Militia (Pasdaran) killing Kurds without trial, August 1979. This picture was taken by a Persian journalist, Jihangir Razmi.
But because of the fear for the Iranian Islamic regime, he didn't proclamate his name even though this picture
won a Pulitzer Prize. For security of his life he has been hold this a secret for 27 years. Source: Wall Street Journal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Resimde görülen ve ne için sıtraya konulduklarını anlamamış bu yüzü güleç kürd çocukları biraz sonra diri diri toprağa gömülmek için sıra bekilyorlar.

İşgalci, katil Irak devleti’nin kürd kürd halkına uyguladığı Enfal Operasyonu 3 Yıl sürdü ve bu operasyon kapsamında daha önce eşi benzeri yaşanmamış olan Halepçe Katliamı vahşeti de kürd halkına yaşatıldı. Resmi kayıtlara göre 1986-1989 tarihleri arasında süren Enfal Operasyonu, kürdlerin topyekün bir yıkımdan geçirilmesi hedeflenen bir operasyondu. Katil Saddam uyguladığı bu vahşet ile insanların tepkisini çekmemek için Kuran’daki Enfal Suresinin ismini alarak, gerçekleştirdiği operasyona Enfal Operasyonu demiştir.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Şêx Faxrî Bukarkî

(1899 Qamîşlo/Diyarbekir- 1933 Geliyê Godernê/Diyarbekir)

 

 

 

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The legendary Kurdish politician Mehdî Zana - At the Agirî meeting holding a political speech - 1968

 

 

 

 

Barzani & Talabanî

 

 

 

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Nechirvan Barzani & The leader of the Yezidians Mîr Tehsin Beg

 

 

 

 

Saîd Hussein Huznî Mukriyani, brother of Gîw

 

 

 

A Syriac preast visiting Kurdish Guerilla soldiers Peshmerga at the front (1960ies). Kurds have always protected Christian Syrian and Armenian people from the Islamist Turks, Arabs.
Last at the ISIS atacks which started 2014 Kurds rescued many Syrians and Armenians again.

 

 

 

 

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The legendary student leader and the Kurdish intellectual: Înglîz with the Kurdish peshmergas at the begining of 1980'ies in Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

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The legendary student leader and the Kurdish intellectual: Înglîz with the Kurdish peshmergas at the begining of 1980'ies in Eastern Kurdistan

 

 

 

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A Kurdish monk in old Kurdish religious faith: Yezidism

 

 

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A Kurdish darvish singing old textes from the old Kurdish religious faith; Alewitism which is a faith in dualism, (Kurdistan's Dersim province)

 

 

Sheik Ahmad Barzanî - Khodan (Xudan) 1896-1969

 

 

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Idris Barzani, the young Mesud Barzani and Saddam Huseyn

 

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Kurdish folkloric dance from the Kurdish Çolig (Bîngol) province

 

 

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Painting "Govend" dans in the row, by Mahdi Ziaoddini

 

 

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Kurdish children in the Kurdish city Kirkuk painted an Arabic combat tank in colorful piece of art





 

 

 

 

 

 

The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria painted in Kurdish cloths by a Kurdish painter in Zakho in Southern Kurdistan 1998. At the same year the painting has been delivered to The Swedish Royal Castell

 


 

 

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Catifa de Mahabad, capital de la República Kurda del 1946 (Kurdistan Oriental)

 

 

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Kurdish children and bombs, 1980:ies in Shouthern Kurdistan (Iraq)

 

 

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The symbol of Hoyboon (independence) - The Kurdish Political Organization at the begining of last century.

 

 

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Kurdistan's President Masoud Barzanî, Iraq's President Jalal Talabanî and US secratary of state Colin Powell, lighting candles (15-09-2003) for killed people in Kurdish city Halabja
when
the Arab Natıonaliıst Islamist Iraq and Saddam used chemical weapons in 1988.

 

Turkish justice: Arresting Kurdish children to prisons! Turkey should be expelled from every European organisation for chaining children, a violation of the Unıversal Human Rights

 

 

 

Kurdish Women Pesherga!

- Brave and beautiful.

They will win. Soon..

 

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Kurdish Girl with Traditional Cloths

 

 

 

 

 

Nimûneyek jJi avadaniya kurdî, Palasa Qesra Îshaq Paşa, Bazîd, Bakurê Kurdistanê, salên 1800î.

 

 

 

 

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Goran Candan   Li Navenda Pirtûkxane & Arsîvxaneya Kurdî - SARA'yê






Kurds From The Earlier Centruies

Eighteen Centuries's Kurdish Original Engravings

 

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