Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan or South Kurdistan is the part of Kurdistan which is in Iraq.[1]

This article is about the part of Kurdistan in Iraq. For Iraq's Kurdish autonomous republic, see Kurdistan Region.
Map of Iraqi Kurdistan within Iraq

Iraqi Kurdistan is in the north of Iraq. The area is to the west of Iranian Kurdistan. To Iraqi Kurdistan's west is Syrian Kurdistan, and to the north is Turkish Kurdistan.

  • Kurdish tribes of Iraqi Kurdistan, with names of the tribes in red letters.
    Kurdish tribes of Iraqi Kurdistan, with names of the tribes in red letters.

References
  1. Bruinessen, Martin van (2001). "Kurdistan". In Krieger, Joel (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195117394.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-511739-4.
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