Kurdish History Journal
Erbil, Diyarbakır, Slemani and seven other cities illuminate different aspects of Kurdish urban history. This editorial selection combines heritage, political memory and cultural institutions while recognising the cities’ diverse communities.
Read article →Why does peace remain elusive in the Middle East? Explore the connected roles of borders, exclusion, occupation, proxy wars, governance and Kurdish rights.
Read article →The 1916 agreement allocated control and influence in Ottoman territory. Kurdish division also involved an older Ottoman–Iranian frontier, the unfulfilled Sèvres provisions and later decisions over Syria and Mosul.
Read article →War and the Ottoman collapse changed the political setting for Kurdish communities, while violence and forced displacement devastated civilian life. This selected timeline separates wartime events, diplomatic proposals and the later peace settlement. It also explains what Sèvres and Lausanne actually provided.
Read article →Explore ten foods documented in Kurdish kitchens, from yaprax and kifta to Van’s savar and a Newroz salad, with named recipe sources and regional context.
Read article →The Kurds are a people of the Middle East with major communities in Türkiye, Iraq, Iran and Syria and a substantial diaspora. This guide introduces their languages, historical records, cultural life and regional institutions.
Read article →Iranian citizenship, Persian cultural identity and the Iranian language family are different categories. Understanding the distinction makes it easier to discuss Iran’s diverse population and the evidence for its historical dynasties.
Read article →Analysis updated 22 October 2026. The case for a Kurdish political gain rests on a documented shift toward negotiation and law; lasting success depends on implementation, political freedoms and rights that remain contested.
Read article →Discover the truth about Iraq's age! Is Iraq the oldest country in the world? Explore its ancient lands and modern origins in our insightful blog.
Read article →An archived briefing dated 9 June 2026, reviewed on 27 October 2026: documented security concerns, Erbil–Baghdad relations, customs administration, Kirkuk labour protection and cross-border dialogue. It is not a live news feed.
Read article →Kangavar’s monumental platform in Kermanshah Province is widely known as the Temple of Anahita. Its columns and stairways survive, but archaeology has complicated both the temple identification and early dates once assigned to it.
Read article →Karahan Tepe (Kurdish: Girê Keçel) is a 12,000-year-old Neolithic site in Şanlıurfa, sister to Göbekli Tepe and among the oldest villages on Earth.
Read article →Kurdish independence is a possible political outcome, but no reliable timetable or probability makes it inevitable. Iraq’s federal region, the 2017 referendum and the different regional trajectories explain what would need to change.
Read article →Bukan’s history connects Kurdish printing, education and rural protest with a modern urban community. Nearby Qalaichi preserves a distinct Iron Age archaeological record.
Read article →Qasr-e Shirin is a Kurdish town in western Iran, named for the Sasanian queen Shirin — home to Sassanid ruins and rebuilt after the Iran–Iraq War.
Read article →Bitlis Castle rises above the city’s rocky stream valleys. Written accounts connect it with the Kurdish emirate, while excavations reveal pottery, water infrastructure and the everyday life inside its walls.
Read article →The Halime Hatun Kümbet in Gevaş is a 14th-century polygonal tomb built by the Kurdish Hakkari emirate on the shore of Lake Van — medieval Kurdish heritage.
Read article →The Khan Bathhouse, also called Pir Zahiri, stands beside Sanandaj’s historic bazaar. Its Ardalan patronage, decorated bathing rooms and later restaurant conversion connect the city’s architectural history with changing uses of a public building.
Read article →Hasan Pasha Han stands opposite the eastern entrance of Diyarbakır’s Great Mosque, within the walled city also known as Amed. Built in the 1570s, this Ottoman urban inn brought accommodation, animal stabling and commerce together. Its stone arcades and courtyard remain prominent, while restoration research reveals a more complex history than a building simply preserved unchanged.
Read article →Paikuli preserves a Sasanian king’s account of gaining the throne. Its scattered stones, two inscription languages and museum collection reveal both royal politics and the work of reconstructing a damaged monument.
Read article →Piramagrun, also written Piramagroon or Peramagroon, is a Zagros massif near Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. Its importance extends from botanical surveys and village land management to the fortified settlements of Rabana-Merquly. The evidence connects a living mountain landscape with a substantial ancient past.
Read article →The Naram-Sin rock relief at Darband-i-Gawr on Qaradagh Mountain near Sulaymaniyah — an Akkadian-era carving of a victorious ruler from the 3rd millennium BCE, among the oldest monuments of the Kurdish mountains.
Read article →Mount Azmar, a high ridge rising over Sulaymaniyah beside Mount Goizha — part of the ring of mountains around the Kurdish cultural capital, offering wide views, with a sober legacy of mines on some slopes.
Read article →The Ahmad Awa waterfall in the Hawraman highlands east of Halabja — a cascade fed by the Zalm River in a green mountain valley near the Iranian border, a beloved summer resort and picnic spot of Kurdistan.
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