Kurdistan
Kurdistan is a geo-cultural region wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population. It consists of parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Most are within the Afrin Canton, which "seems to have seen Kurdish settlement by at least the 18th century" (wiki) and is under Kurdish autonomous control since 2014. | |
| Armenian Monastic Ensembles | In Iranian Kurdistan (St. Thaddeus) | |
| Bisotun | In Iranian Kurdistan | |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | Turkish Kurdistan | |
| Erbil Citadel | In the Autonomous Republic of Iraqi Kurdistan | |
| Göbekli Tepe | In Turkish Kurdistan | |
| Hawraman/Uramanat | Irani Kurdistan | |
| Nemrut Dag | In Turkish Kurdistan | |
| Takht-e Soleyman | Seen as part of 'Greater Kurdistan' |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Kurdistan?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source