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Mero Ranyayi
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Law Graduate, Researcher, Report Writer
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Born and raised in Nashville, Mero earned his law degree from Vanderbilt and is now working toward a PhD in Criminal Law. When he isn’t studying, he’s a dedicated researcher and writer deeply passionate about all things related to Kurdish history and culture.
A proud Kurdish patriot, Mero traces his roots to Ranya in South Kurdistan. Despite the rigors of his PhD studies and his prolific research into Kurdish history, he finds his only true reprieve during his annual month-long summer pilgrimage to Kurdistan with his family. For Mero, these trips are a vital disconnection from his work and a reconnection with his heritage.
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Jun 7, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Bukan (Bôkan): A Kurdish City of Mukriyan
Introduction Bukan (Persian: بوکان; Kurdish: Bôkan) is a Kurdish city in West Azerbaijan Province in north-western Iran, in the region the Kurds call Mukriyan. Set on the banks of the Simineh River south of Lake Urmia, it is the capital of Bukan County and one of the larger Kurdish cities of Iran, with a population approaching 200,000. Though it grew into a major town only in the 20th century, Bukan has deep roots and a powerful modern story: a centre of the Mukri Kurdish principality, an...
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Jun 7, 2026 ∙ 4 min
The Darband-i-Gawr Relief: An Ancient King in the Rock
Carved into Qaradagh Mountain near Sulaymaniyah, the Darband-i-Gawr relief shows a victorious ruler over his fallen foes — an Akkadian-era monument of the 3rd millennium BCE, among the oldest artworks of the Kurdish mountains.
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Jun 7, 2026 ∙ 4 min
The Jalil Khayat Mosque: Erbil's Great Mosque
Rising above an avenue in Erbil stands the Jalil Khayat Mosque, the largest in the city — a magnificent modern mosque of cascading domes and twin minarets, completed in 2007 as a family memorial and now a landmark of the Kurdish capital.
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