Kurdish culture

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Yarsanism (), Ahl-e Haqq (; ), or '''Kaka'i''', is an inherited, syncretic religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of followers of Yarsanism is estimated to be over half a million to one million in Iran. However, according to one source, there are as many as 3 million followers in Iran. The numbers in Iraq are unknown. However, according to one source there are 120 to 150 thousand followers in Iraq. The adherents are mostly Kurds, as well as some Shabaks, Laks, and Lurs.

Yazdânism, or the Cult of Angels, is a proposed pre-Islamic religion with claimed ties relating to a Mithraic religion of the Kurds. The term was introduced and proposed by Kurdish and Belgian scholar Mehrdad Izady to represent what he considers the "original" religion of the Kurds.

written and orally transmitted literature in Kurdish languages

regional coat of arms of the Kurdistan Region

thumb|Interior of the historical Şahkulu Sultan Dergahi Cemevi in [[Kadıköy, Istanbul.]]

culture of the Kurdish people

traditional Kurdish tattoos

Traditional calendar of the Kurds

music genre

group of dances among Kurds

Kurdish-language cinema industry

bridge in Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey

Kurdology or Kurdish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Kurds and consists of several disciplines such as culture, history and linguistics. Kurdish studies traces its institutional history to 1916, when in St. Petersburg in the late Russian Empire, during World War I, Kurdology was first taught as a university course by Joseph Orbeli.

thumb|Kasnazani order(Tariqah) alt=Shaikh Muhammad al-Kasnazani|thumb|Shaikh Muhammad al-Kasnazani, the previous leader of the order At-Tariqah Al-Aliyyah Al-Qadiriyyah Al-Kasnazaniyyah (, shortly known as Kasnazani - and occasionally as Al-Kasnazani , ) is a Sufi order popular in Iraq and Iran, and a sub-order of the Qadiri order. It is the largest tariqah in Iraq, and is spread widely across neighbouring countries. Its spiritual lineage to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad passes through his cousin and son-in-law Ali Ibn Abi Talib. The present spiritual master of the Kasnazani order is As Sayyed

former Institute in Turkey

a breed of horse

1926 film by Hamo Beknazarian

Begzada (Kurdish), Beyzade (Turkish), and Begzadići (Slavic), Beizadea (Romanian), Begzadi (female) "Bəyzadə" (Azerbaijani) are titles given within the Ottoman Empire to provisional governors and military generals who are descendants of noble households and occupy important positions within the empire. The term "Beyzade" often appears in Western accounts of the Ottoman Empire as superiors within the society, usually men who held much authority. In Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and some parts of Anatolia and Iraqi Kurdistan, the title of Beyzade was given to Circassian princes who

Kurdish new year holiday

thumb|Dengbêj performing Dengbêj () is a Kurdish music genre sung by Dengbêjs - singing storytellers. There have been many terms to describe Dengbêjs throughout history, and today, several singing storytellers use Dengbêj as part of their own (artistic) name. Dengbêjs are viewed as a way to transmit the traditions of their Kurdish ancestors in times as it was not possible to publish in Kurdish or about Kurdish history. Since many documents about certain Kurdish events don't exist, there are attempts to analyze them through the songs of the Dengbêjs. Their songs pertain to Kurdish geography, hi

Festival in Kurdistan

Bilbas or Belbas () is a Kurdish tribe that currently resides in the Region of Kurdistan mostly in the Erbil Province.Bilbas is part of Rozhek Tribe

Kurdish religious group

religion

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2016 film by Bernard-Henri Lévy

Non-governmental organization in Iraq

derogatory term used in Kurdish culture