Kurds

ethnic group in western Asia
Intangible ethnic_group Q12223
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Kurds

Summary

Kurds is an ethnic group[1]. Kurds has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kurdish was Kurds's native language[3].
  • Zazaki was Kurds's native language[4].
  • Kurds's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[5].
  • Kurds's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[6].
  • Kurds's religion is recorded as Alevism[7].
  • Kurds's religion is recorded as Yazidism[8].
  • Kurds's religion is recorded as Christianity[9].
  • Kurds's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].
  • Kurds's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[11].
  • Kurds is a type of Middle Easterners[12].
  • Kurds is part of Iranian peoples[13].
  • Kurds's Commons category is recorded as Kurdish people[14].
  • Kurds's country of origin is recorded as Turkey[15].
  • Kurds's country of origin is recorded as Iraq[16].
  • Kurds's country of origin is recorded as Iran[17].
  • Kurds's country of origin is recorded as Syria[18].
  • Kurds's country of origin is recorded as Azerbaijan[19].
  • Kurds's country of origin is recorded as Armenia[20].
  • Kurds comprises Yazidis[21].
  • Kurds comprises Sorani[22].
  • Kurds comprises Kelhuri[23].
  • Kurds comprises Kurmanji[24].
  • Kurds comprises Zaza people[25].
  • Kurds comprises Kurds of Khorasan[26].
  • Kurds comprises Shabak people[27].

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Definition and Type

Kurds's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[11]. Kurds is a type of Middle Easterners[12].

Use and Application

Components include Yazidis[21], an ethnoreligious group[28], in Iraq[29]; Sorani[22], a language[30], in Iran[31]; Kelhuri[23], a dialect[32]; Kurmanji[24], a natural language[33], in Armenia[34]; Zaza people[25], an ethnic group[35], in Turkey[36]; and Kurds of Khorasan[26], an ethnic group[37]. Kurds is part of Iranian peoples[13].

Influence

Things named for Kurds include Kurdipedia[38], a website[39], founded in 2008[40] and list of Kurdish tribes[41].

Why It Matters

Kurds has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Kurds is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Kurds include Kurdipedia[38], a website[39], founded in 2008[40] and list of Kurdish tribes[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['kurds', 'kurdish']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kurdish, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945722|kurdish (#289945722)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 9d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['kurds', 'kurdish']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kurds, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945726|kurds (#289945726)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0247357-Kurdove
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0247357-Kurdove, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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