Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan Region is a state in Mesopotamia (Middle East) that has existed since 1992 CE. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).
Autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq that formed behind a Western no-fly zone after 1991 and was recognised in Iraq's 2005 constitution. Baghdad rejected its 2017 independence referendum.
See Kurdistan Region on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1992 CE to the present
- Duration
- 33 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Mesopotamia, Middle East
- Language family
- Iranian
- Capital
- Erbil
Events in Middle East during its time
- US-led invasion of Iraq
- Arab Spring reaches Syria
- Fall of the Assad regime
Neighbours in Middle East
- Republic of Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Israel
- Republic of Iraq
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Lebanon
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Oman
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- South Africa
Questions
When did Kurdistan Region exist?
1992 CE to the present, about 33 years.
Where was Kurdistan Region?
Mesopotamia, in Middle East. Its capital was Erbil.
What language did Kurdistan Region speak?
Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.