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01The institution in 3D

The levels of the institution, from the charter. Lines show how the parts relate: solid for part of, long dashes for decides on, short dashes for takes part with, dots for works across.

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  • KCO
    • The Kurdish Cooperation Organization The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of a Global level, Regional Chapters and Diaspora Chapters, and Community Cells chartered by Chapters in cities, campuses and professional networks. It is strictly non-partisan and non-violent, and claims no public authority.
      • Part of: General Assembly: Part of
      • Part of: Chapters: Part of
    • 1 General Assembly
      • Decides on: recognizes Chapters
      • Part of: Part of The Kurdish Cooperation Organization
  • Chapters
    • Chapters
      • Decides on: General Assembly: recognizes
      • Part of: Part of The Kurdish Cooperation Organization
      • Part of: Community Cells: Part of
      • Part of: Integrity lead for neutrality and conflicts of interest: Part of
      • Part of: Protected participation mechanism and anti-doxxing rules: Part of
      • Part of: Basic financial transparency for local funds: Part of
      • Part of: Recordkeeping and version discipline: Part of
      • Part of: Escalation pathway to KCO integrity bodies: Part of
      • Part of: Africa: Part of
      • Part of: Asia-Pacific: Part of
      • Part of: Caucasus: Part of
      • Part of: Central Asia: Part of
      • Part of: Europe: Part of
      • Part of: Europe and Central Asia: Part of
      • Part of: Middle East: Part of
      • Part of: North America: Part of
    • Africa Country programmes: 1. City pages: 0.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Asia-Pacific Country programmes: 3. City pages: 3.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Caucasus Country programmes: 3. City pages: 3.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Central Asia Country programmes: 3. City pages: 2.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Europe Country programmes: 14. City pages: 32.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Europe and Central Asia Country programmes: 1. City pages: 2.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Middle East Country programmes: 8. City pages: 34.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • North America Country programmes: 2. City pages: 9.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
  • Community Cells
    • Community Cells
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Integrity lead for neutrality and conflicts of interest
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Protected participation mechanism and anti-doxxing rules
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Basic financial transparency for local funds
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Recordkeeping and version discipline
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Escalation pathway to KCO integrity bodies
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
  • Communities of practice
    • Communities of practice
      • Part of: Indicators and Methods: Part of
      • Part of: Peer Review: Part of
      • Part of: Education and Language Standards: Part of
      • Part of: Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination: Part of
      • Part of: Livelihoods and Trade Facilitation: Part of
      • Part of: Culture, Heritage and Archives: Part of
      • Part of: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation: Part of
      • Part of: Project Preparation, Safeguards and Procurement: Part of
    • Indicators and Methods Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Peer Review Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Education and Language Standards Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Livelihoods and Trade Facilitation Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Culture, Heritage and Archives Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Project Preparation, Safeguards and Procurement Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice

Matrix

Matrix
General AssemblyThe Kurdish Cooperation OrganizationChaptersAfricaEuropeAsia-PacificEurope and Central AsiaCaucasusMiddle EastCentral AsiaNorth AmericaBasic financial transparency for local fundsProtected participation mechanism and anti-doxxing rulesCommunity CellsRecordkeeping and version disciplineEscalation pathway to KCO integrity bodiesIntegrity lead for neutrality and conflicts of interestCommunities of practiceCulture, Heritage and ArchivesIndicators and MethodsDisaster Risk Reduction and Climate AdaptationLivelihoods and Trade FacilitationEducation and Language StandardsPeer ReviewHealth, Protection and Humanitarian CoordinationProject Preparation, Safeguards and Procurement
General AssemblyPart ofDecides on
The Kurdish Cooperation Organization
ChaptersPart of
AfricaPart of
EuropePart of
Asia-PacificPart of
Europe and Central AsiaPart of
CaucasusPart of
Middle EastPart of
Central AsiaPart of
North AmericaPart of
Basic financial transparency for local fundsPart of
Protected participation mechanism and anti-doxxing rulesPart of
Community CellsPart of
Recordkeeping and version disciplinePart of
Escalation pathway to KCO integrity bodiesPart of
Integrity lead for neutrality and conflicts of interestPart of
Communities of practice
Culture, Heritage and ArchivesPart of
Indicators and MethodsPart of
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate AdaptationPart of
Livelihoods and Trade FacilitationPart of
Education and Language StandardsPart of
Peer ReviewPart of
Health, Protection and Humanitarian CoordinationPart of
Project Preparation, Safeguards and ProcurementPart of

Part ofDecides onTakes part withWorks across

The tour, stop by stop

  1. The institution in 3D

    The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of a Global level, Regional Chapters and Diaspora Chapters, and Community Cells chartered by Chapters in cities, campuses and professional networks. It is strictly non-partisan and non-violent, and claims no public authority.

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  2. KCO

    Parts at this level: 2. The Kurdish Cooperation Organization, General Assembly

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  3. Chapters

    Parts at this level: 9. Chapters, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, …

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  4. Community Cells

    Parts at this level: 6. Community Cells, Integrity lead for neutrality and conflicts of interest, Protected participation mechanism and anti-doxxing rules, Basic financial transparency for local funds, Recordkeeping and version discipline, Escalation pathway to KCO integrity bodies

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  5. Communities of practice

    Parts at this level: 9. Communities of practice, Indicators and Methods, Peer Review, Education and Language Standards, Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination, Livelihoods and Trade Facilitation, …

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  6. Exploded view

    The levels are drawn apart, so each level can be read on its own.

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  7. Section

    A horizontal cut. Everything above the cut is hidden, so the lower levels show.

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  8. Chapters

    Chapters

    Source: KCO charter Verified

  9. General Assembly

    General Assembly

    Source: KCO charter Verified

Illustrative model. Positions show structure. They do not show size, money or importance. Sources: KCO charter · programme/decisions.json

02Diaspora atlas

A tour of the country programmes and city pages, region by region. A figure shows only with its measure, year, source and label. Unknown stays unknown.

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  • Europe
    • Austria Country hub
      • Vienna
    • Belgium Country hub
      • Brussels
      • Antwerp
    • Denmark Country hub
      • Copenhagen
    • France Country hub
      • Strasbourg
      • Paris
      • Marseille
    • Germany Country hub
      • Berlin
      • Bremen
      • Hamburg
      • Frankfurt
      • Hanover
      • Cologne
      • Düsseldorf
      • Bielefeld
    • Netherlands Country hub
      • Amsterdam
      • The Hague
      • Rotterdam
    • Sweden Country hub
      • Malmö
      • Stockholm
      • Uppsala
      • Gothenburg
    • Switzerland Country hub
      • Basel
      • Geneva
      • Zurich
    • United Kingdom Country hub
      • London
      • Manchester
      • Liverpool
      • Cardiff
    • Finland Country page
      • Helsinki
    • Greece Country page
      • Athens
    • Italy Country page
    • Norway Country page
      • Oslo
    • Cyprus Country page by demand
  • Middle East
    • Iran Homeland
      • Ilam
      • Kermanshah (Kirmaşan)
      • Sanandaj (Sine)
      • Saqqez (Seqiz)
      • Quchan (Qoçan)
      • Tehran
      • Mahabad
      • Urmia (Ûrmiye)
    • Iraq Homeland
      • Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî)
      • Halabja
      • Baghdad
      • Duhok
      • Erbil (Hewlêr)
      • Kirkuk
      • Shingal (Sinjar)
    • Syria Homeland
      • Qamishli (Qamişlo)
      • Hasakah
      • Kobanî
      • Afrin (Efrîn)
      • Aleppo (Sheikh Maqsoud)
      • Damascus (Rukn al-Din)
    • Türkiye Homeland
      • Adana
      • Batman (Êlih)
      • Diyarbakır (Amed)
      • Hakkari (Colemêrg)
      • Istanbul
      • Izmir
      • Mardin (Mêrdîn)
      • Mersin
      • Şanlıurfa (Riha)
      • Dersim (Tunceli)
      • Van (Wan)
    • Israel Country page
      • Jerusalem
    • Lebanon Country page
      • Beirut
    • Jordan Country page by demand
    • United Arab Emirates Country page by demand
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Caucasus
  • Central Asia
  • North America
    • Canada Country hub
      • Vancouver
      • Toronto
      • Ottawa
      • London
      • Montreal
    • United States Country hub
      • San Diego
      • Washington DC area
      • Nashville
      • Dallas
  • Africa
    • Egypt Country page by demand
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Russia Country page
      • Krasnodar
      • Moscow

Table

Diaspora atlas
CountryRegionFigureMeasureYearSourceStatus
ArmeniaCaucasus31,079 Yazidis and 1,663 Kurdscensus self-identification2022Armstat via Minority Rights GroupSecondary source
AustraliaAsia-Pacific10,171 Kurdish ancestry; 9,893 speak Kurdish at homecensus2021ABS via SBSSecondary source
AustriaEurope80,000 to 95,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
AzerbaijanCaucasusabout 6,100census2009Minority Rights GroupSecondary source
BelgiumEurope70,000 to 85,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
CanadaNorth America23,130Kurdish ethnic origin2021Statistics Canada 98-10-0355 via The Canadian EncyclopediaSecondary source
CyprusEuropeUnknown
DenmarkEurope25,000 to 30,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
EgyptAfricaUnknown
FinlandEurope18,460Kurdish mother tongue in the population register2025Statistics Finland via WikipediaTo verify
FinlandEurope15,000 to 18,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
FranceEurope230,000 to 250,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
GeorgiaCaucasus12,174 Yazidiscensus2014Geostat via Civil.geSecondary source
GermanyEuropeabout 1.3 millionresearch estimate2023Mediendienst Integration citing Ghaderi and Almstadt (2023)Secondary source
GermanyEuropeabout 649,000 asylum applications by Kurds 2010 to 2025; about 375,000 granted protectionasylum statistics by stated ethnicity2025Bundestag Drucksache 20/10827Secondary source
GermanyEurope850,000 to 950,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
GreeceEurope40,000 to 50,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
IranMiddle East10 to 12 millioninstitute estimate2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish populationSecondary source
IraqMiddle East8 to 8.5 million (25 to 27 percent)institute estimate2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish populationSecondary source
IraqMiddle Eastabout 6.37 to 6.52 million residents of the Kurdistan Region; 3.95 million in disputed areascensus residents (not ethnicity)2024Iraq census, 20 to 22 Nov 2024, via PUKmedia and Kurdistan24Secondary source
IsraelMiddle East150,000 to 200,000Kurdish Jews and descendants; estimate2007WikipediaTo verify
ItalyEurope25,000 to 30,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
JapanAsia-Pacific2,000 to 3,000estimate, mostly Turkish citizens2025FPRI (June 2025)Secondary source
JordanMiddle EastUnknown
KazakhstanCentral Asia38,325census2011Kazakhstan census via WikipediaTo verify
KyrgyzstanCentral Asia13,171census2009Kyrgyz census via WikipediaTo verify
LebanonMiddle EastUnknown
NetherlandsEurope100,000 to 120,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
New ZealandAsia-Pacificabout 990ethnic group ‘Kurd’2023Stats NZ via Figure.NZSecondary source
NorwayEurope25,000 to 30,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
NorwayEurope7,100 Kurdish speakersofficial estimate2013Wikipedia: Kurds in NorwayTo verify
RussiaEurope and Central Asiaabout 23,000 Kurds and 40,000 Yazidiscensus self-identification2010Rosstat (from memory; 2021 census table not found)To verify
SwedenEurope85,000 to 100,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
SwedenEuropeabout 150,000 Kurdish speakerscommunity estimate2022Kurdo Baksi quoted by Sveriges RadioSecondary source
SwitzerlandEurope85,000 to 95,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
SyriaMiddle East3 to 3.6 million (12.5 to 15 percent)institute estimate2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish populationSecondary source
TürkiyeMiddle East15 to 20 million (19 to 25 percent)institute estimate2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish populationSecondary source
TürkiyeMiddle East13.4 million (17.7 percent) ‘Kurds and Zazas’survey self-identificationafter 2006KONDA via Hürriyet Daily NewsSecondary source
TurkmenistanCentral AsiaUnknown
United Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnknown
United KingdomEuropeabout 76,000 (73,510 in table TS022)ethnic group write-in ‘Kurdish’, England and Wales2021ONS Census 2021Verified
United KingdomEurope70,000 to 90,000institute estimate (range)2016Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges)Secondary source
United StatesNorth Americaabout 25,000 (census, secondary) to 50,000 (Institut kurde de Paris)mixed2020Wikipedia: Kurdish Americans; IKPTo verify
United StatesNorth America15,000 to 20,000community estimate, Nashville2023WPLN, 2025Secondary source
The tour, stop by stop

  1. Diaspora atlas

    Country programmes: 35. City pages: 85. Pin height shows the programme tier. It does not show a number of people.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  2. Coastlines

    Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 12°.

    Source: Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas 110m Verified

  3. Europe

    Country programmes: 14. City pages: 32. Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  4. Middle East

    Country programmes: 8. City pages: 34. United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  5. Asia-Pacific

    Country programmes: 3. City pages: 3. Australia, Japan, New Zealand.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  6. Caucasus

    Country programmes: 3. City pages: 3. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  7. Central Asia

    Country programmes: 3. City pages: 2. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  8. North America

    Country programmes: 2. City pages: 9. Canada, United States.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  9. Africa

    Country programmes: 1. City pages: 0. Egypt.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  10. Europe and Central Asia

    Country programmes: 1. City pages: 2. Russia.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  11. Iran

    10 to 12 million, institute estimate, 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source

  12. Iraq

    8 to 8.5 million (25 to 27 percent), institute estimate, 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source

  13. Syria

    3 to 3.6 million (12.5 to 15 percent), institute estimate, 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source

  14. Türkiye

    15 to 20 million (19 to 25 percent), institute estimate, 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source

  15. Armenia

    31,079 Yazidis and 1,663 Kurds, census self-identification, 2022

    Source: Armstat via Minority Rights Group Secondary source

  16. Austria

    80,000 to 95,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  17. Belgium

    70,000 to 85,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  18. Canada

    23,130, Kurdish ethnic origin, 2021

    Source: Statistics Canada 98-10-0355 via The Canadian Encyclopedia Secondary source

  19. Denmark

    25,000 to 30,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  20. France

    230,000 to 250,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  21. Germany

    about 1.3 million, research estimate, 2023

    Source: Mediendienst Integration citing Ghaderi and Almstadt (2023) Secondary source

  22. Netherlands

    100,000 to 120,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  23. Sweden

    85,000 to 100,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  24. Switzerland

    85,000 to 95,000, institute estimate (range), 2016

    Source: Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

  25. United Kingdom

    about 76,000 (73,510 in table TS022), ethnic group write-in ‘Kurdish’, England and Wales, 2021

    Source: ONS Census 2021 Verified

  26. United States

    about 25,000 (census, secondary) to 50,000 (Institut kurde de Paris), mixed, 2020

    Source: Wikipedia: Kurdish Americans; IKP To verify

Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 12°. Sources: Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas

03Heritage time map

The eras of the heritage timeline, with the places their entries name. The map shows today’s coastlines for orientation. It draws no historical borders.

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  • Deep history (9500 BCE to 7000 BCE)
    • 9500 BCE: Göbekli Tepe Monumental enclosures near Urfa: deep human heritage of the lands where Kurds live today.
    • 7000 BCE: Jarmo One of the earliest farming villages, in the foothills of the Zagros.
  • Antiquity (401 BCE)
    • 401 BCE: Xenophon meets the Carduchoi The Anabasis describes the mountain people of the Carduchoi, often linked to Corduene.
  • Medieval dynasties (959 to 1187)
    • 959: Hasanwayhid dynasty Kurdish dynasty in the Zagros around Dinawar and Kermanshah.
    • 990: Marwanid dynasty Kurdish dynasty of Diyarbakır (Amed) and Silvan, patrons of learning.
    • 1187: Saladin takes Jerusalem Salah al-Din, of a Kurdish family from Dvin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.
  • Ottoman-Safavid partition (1514 to 1692)
    • 1514: Battle of Chaldiran Ottoman victory over the Safavids begins the division of the Kurdish lands between two empires.
    • 1597: The Sharafnama Sharaf Khan Bidlisi writes the first history of the Kurds, in Persian.
    • 1639: Treaty of Zuhab Fixes the Ottoman-Safavid frontier across the Kurdish lands.
    • 1692: Ehmedê Xanî’s Mem û Zîn The Kurdish national epic, often read as a call for Kurdish unity.
  • Ottoman centralisation (1847 to 1915)
    • 1847: End of the Bohtan emirate Ottoman centralisation defeats Bedir Khan Beg; the emirates are abolished.
    • 1898: First Kurdish newspaper Kurdistan is published in Cairo on 22 April 1898; the date is now Kurdish Journalism Day.
    • 1915: Armenian Genocide and the Sayfo Historians document that some Kurdish tribes took part in the killings while other Kurds sheltered victims; Kurdish political figures later acknowledged this and apologised.
  • Partition (1920 to 1946)
    • 1920: Treaty of Sèvres Articles 62 to 64 envisage Kurdish autonomy; never ratified.
    • 1922: Sheikh Mahmud’s kingdom A Kingdom of Kurdistan is declared in Sulaymaniyah and suppressed by British forces.
    • 1923: Treaty of Lausanne The Republic of Turkey is recognised without Kurdish provisions; the Kurdish lands are divided among four states.
    • 1925: Sheikh Said rebellion Uprising in Turkey, followed by military suppression, deportations and policies that denied Kurdish identity, as historians document them.
    • 1932: Hawar journal and the Kurmanji Latin alphabet Celadet and Kamuran Bedirxan publish Hawar in Damascus; 15 May is now Kurdish Language Day.
    • 1937: Dersim massacres and Soviet deportations Military operations in Dersim (1937 to 1938) kill thousands of civilians and deport many more, as documented by historians; the death toll is contested. In 1937 Kurds of the South Caucasus are deported to Central Asia.
    • 1946: Republic of Mahabad Proclaimed on 22 January 1946 under Qazi Muhammad; it falls within the year, and he is hanged in 1947.
  • Cold War (1961 to 1988)
    • 1961: September Revolution in Iraq; labour migration to Germany Mustafa Barzani’s uprising begins; the Turkey-West Germany recruitment agreement starts the labour migration.
    • 1962: Hasakah census in Syria About 120,000 Kurds are stripped of citizenship.
    • 1970: Iraqi-Kurdish autonomy agreement Signed on 11 March 1970; it collapses after the 1975 Algiers Agreement.
    • 1980: Military coup in Turkey Mass arrests, documented torture in Diyarbakır Prison, and a wave of political exiles to Europe.
    • 1988: Anfal campaign and Halabja Chemical weapons attack on Halabja on 16 March 1988, within the Anfal campaign (1986 to 1989) against Kurdish civilians; the Iraqi High Tribunal ruled Anfal a genocide in 2007.
  • After 1991 (1991 to 2026)
    • 1991: Uprising and exodus About 1.5 million flee to Iran and Turkey; the safe haven leads to self-rule in the Kurdistan Region.
    • 1992: Mykonos assassinations, Berlin Four Iranian Kurdish opposition figures are killed at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin; a Berlin court’s 1997 judgment attributed the order to Iran’s leadership.
    • 2005: Iraqi constitution recognises the Kurdistan Region Kurdish becomes an official language of Iraq.
    • 2014: Yazidi genocide in Shingal Attack on Shingal (Sinjar) by ISIL on 3 August 2014: mass killings, abductions and enslavement; the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria found it a genocide (2016).
    • 2017: Kurdistan Region independence referendum Held on 25 September 2017; Iraqi federal forces take control of Kirkuk on 16 October.
    • 2022: Jina Amini and Jin, Jiyan, Azadî The death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, a young Kurdish woman from Saqqez, after her arrest by Iran’s morality police is followed by nationwide protests under the Kurdish slogan Jin, Jiyan, Azadî.
    • 2024: Fall of the Assad government 8 December 2024; a new phase for Kurds in Syria.
    • 2025: PKK announces dissolution Reported on 12 May 2025, after Abdullah Öcalan’s call of 27 February 2025; to verify against primary sources.
    • 2026: Syrian decree on Kurdish rights Reported in January 2026: citizenship restored to stateless Kurds and Kurdish recognised as a national language; to verify.

Table

Heritage time map
YearEraAboutStatus
9500 BCEDeep historyGöbekli TepeAwaiting citation
7000 BCEDeep historyJarmoAwaiting citation
401 BCEAntiquityXenophon meets the CarduchoiAwaiting citation
959Medieval dynastiesHasanwayhid dynastyAwaiting citation
990Medieval dynastiesMarwanid dynastyAwaiting citation
1187Medieval dynastiesSaladin takes JerusalemAwaiting citation
1514Ottoman-Safavid partitionBattle of ChaldiranAwaiting citation
1597Ottoman-Safavid partitionThe SharafnamaAwaiting citation
1639Ottoman-Safavid partitionTreaty of ZuhabAwaiting citation
1692Ottoman-Safavid partitionEhmedê Xanî’s Mem û ZînAwaiting citation
1847Ottoman centralisationEnd of the Bohtan emirateAwaiting citation
1898Ottoman centralisationFirst Kurdish newspaperAwaiting citation
1915Ottoman centralisationArmenian Genocide and the SayfoAwaiting citation
1920PartitionTreaty of SèvresAwaiting citation
1922PartitionSheikh Mahmud’s kingdomAwaiting citation
1923PartitionTreaty of LausanneAwaiting citation
1925PartitionSheikh Said rebellionAwaiting citation
1932PartitionHawar journal and the Kurmanji Latin alphabetAwaiting citation
1937PartitionDersim massacres and Soviet deportationsAwaiting citation
1946PartitionRepublic of MahabadAwaiting citation
1961Cold WarSeptember Revolution in Iraq; labour migration to GermanyAwaiting citation
1962Cold WarHasakah census in SyriaAwaiting citation
1970Cold WarIraqi-Kurdish autonomy agreementAwaiting citation
1980Cold WarMilitary coup in TurkeyAwaiting citation
1988Cold WarAnfal campaign and HalabjaAwaiting citation
1991After 1991Uprising and exodusAwaiting citation
1992After 1991Mykonos assassinations, BerlinAwaiting citation
2005After 1991Iraqi constitution recognises the Kurdistan RegionAwaiting citation
2014After 1991Yazidi genocide in ShingalAwaiting citation
2017After 1991Kurdistan Region independence referendumAwaiting citation
2022After 1991Jina Amini and Jin, Jiyan, AzadîAwaiting citation
2024After 1991Fall of the Assad governmentAwaiting citation
2025After 1991PKK announces dissolutionDraft
2026After 1991Syrian decree on Kurdish rightsDraft
The tour, stop by stop

  1. Heritage time map

    Eras are drawn at equal height, oldest lowest. Time is not to scale. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 37°.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  2. Deep history

    9500 BCE to 7000 BCE. Entries in the timeline: 2, awaiting citation. Göbekli Tepe. Jarmo.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  3. Antiquity

    401 BCE. Entries in the timeline: 1, awaiting citation. Xenophon meets the Carduchoi. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  4. Medieval dynasties

    959 to 1187. Entries in the timeline: 3, awaiting citation. Hasanwayhid dynasty. Marwanid dynasty. Saladin takes Jerusalem. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  5. Ottoman-Safavid partition

    1514 to 1692. Entries in the timeline: 4, awaiting citation. Battle of Chaldiran. The Sharafnama. Treaty of Zuhab. Ehmedê Xanî’s Mem û Zîn. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  6. Ottoman centralisation

    1847 to 1915. Entries in the timeline: 3, awaiting citation. End of the Bohtan emirate. First Kurdish newspaper. Armenian Genocide and the Sayfo. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  7. Partition

    1920 to 1946. Entries in the timeline: 7, awaiting citation. Treaty of Sèvres. Sheikh Mahmud’s kingdom. Treaty of Lausanne. Sheikh Said rebellion. Hawar journal and the Kurmanji Latin alphabet. Dersim massacres and Soviet deportations. Republic of Mahabad. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  8. Cold War

    1961 to 1988. Entries in the timeline: 5, awaiting citation. September Revolution in Iraq; labour migration to Germany. Hasakah census in Syria. Iraqi-Kurdish autonomy agreement. Military coup in Turkey. Anfal campaign and Halabja. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  9. After 1991

    1991 to 2026. Entries in the timeline: 9, awaiting citation. Uprising and exodus. Mykonos assassinations, Berlin. Iraqi constitution recognises the Kurdistan Region. Yazidi genocide in Shingal. Kurdistan Region independence referendum. Jina Amini and Jin, Jiyan, Azadî. Fall of the Assad government. PKK announces dissolution. Syrian decree on Kurdish rights. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

Eras are drawn at equal height, oldest lowest. Time is not to scale. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 37°. Sources: Heritage: timeline · Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas

04Language atlas

The languages of the register, by script. A point is Glottolog’s representative location for a language. It is not a border and not a count of speakers.

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Language atlas
LanguageScriptPointSource
Gorani / Hawrami هەورامیKurdish Arabic-based alphabet36.8, 44.5Glottolog gura1251
Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) KurmancîKurdish Latin alphabet (Hawar), Kurdish Cyrillic alphabet, Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet37, 43Glottolog nort2641
Laki لەکیSouthern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet, Persian alphabet34, 47.9Glottolog laki1244
Russian русскийRussian Cyrillic alphabet59, 50Glottolog russ1263
Sorani (Central Kurdish) سۆرانیKurdish Arabic-based alphabet35.7, 45.8Glottolog cent1972
Southern Kurdish (Kelhurî, Feylî) کوردی خوارینSouthern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet32.9, 46.6Glottolog sout2640
Zazaki (Kirmanckî, Dimilkî) Zazakî38.6, 39.6Glottolog diml1238
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  1. Language atlas

    The languages of the register, by script. A point is Glottolog’s representative location for a language. It is not a border and not a count of speakers. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 46°.

    Source: Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (CC BY 4.0) Verified

  2. Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet

    Languages in this script: 3. Gorani / Hawrami, Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), Sorani (Central Kurdish).

    Source: Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet Verified

  3. Southern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet

    Languages in this script: 2. Laki, Southern Kurdish (Kelhurî, Feylî).

    Source: Southern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet Verified

  4. Kurdish Cyrillic alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish).

    Source: Kurdish Cyrillic alphabet Verified

  5. Kurdish Latin alphabet (Hawar)

    Languages in this script: 1. Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish).

    Source: Kurdish Latin alphabet (Hawar) Verified

  6. Persian alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Laki.

    Source: Persian alphabet Verified

  7. Russian Cyrillic alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Russian.

    Source: Russian Cyrillic alphabet Verified

  8. Unknown

    Languages in this script: 1. Zazaki (Kirmanckî, Dimilkî).

    Source: Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (CC BY 4.0) Verified

The languages of the register, by script. A point is Glottolog’s representative location for a language. It is not a border and not a count of speakers. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 46°. Sources: Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas

05The Academy as a knowledge structure

Faculties, departments, disciplines and courses, with the pathways that run through them.

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The Academy as a knowledge structure
FacultyDepartmentsDisciplinesCourses
Faculty of Kurdish Studies52162
Faculty of Humanities5142
Faculty of Arts380
Faculty of Economic and Social Development52213
Faculty of Law, Governance and Public Affairs31415
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences4145
Faculty of Education372
Faculty of Natural Sciences6194
Faculty of Engineering and Technology5170
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences4161
Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences3100
  1. Heritage Learner (teen): Kurmanji A1 (Latin), Kurdish scripts bridge (Latin, Arabic-based, Cyrillic), Kurds in world history (survey), Newroz and the Kurdish calendar, Dengbêj and oral tradition
  2. Kurdish Teacher: Kurdish teacher training, Kurdish scripts bridge (Latin, Arabic-based, Cyrillic), Safeguarding for community programmes
  3. Community Organiser: Running a community association, Civic participation in Germany, Deliberation and dialogue across divides, Digital safety for families, Threat modelling for activists and organisers
  4. Newcomer Professional: First year in a new country, Recognising qualifications, Career transition for skilled migrants, Licensing paths for regulated professions
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  1. The Academy as a knowledge structure

    Departments: 46. Disciplines: 162. Courses: 104.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  2. Exploded view

    The rings are drawn apart. Faculties rise to the top, courses stay at the base.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  3. Faculty of Kurdish Studies

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 21. Courses: 62. The Kurdish languages, history, memory, literatures, faiths, arts, land and diaspora.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  4. Faculty of Humanities

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 14. Courses: 2. History, languages, literature, philosophy and religion.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  5. Faculty of Arts

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 8. Courses: 0. Music, dengbêj and dance, visual arts, crafts, architecture and film, as practice and as study.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  6. Faculty of Economic and Social Development

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 22. Courses: 13. Livelihoods, enterprise, finance, social policy, planning, migration and the risks of a disaster-prone region.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  7. Faculty of Law, Governance and Public Affairs

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 14. Courses: 15. Law, rights, government, peace and civic life, studied without taking sides.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  8. Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

    Departments: 4. Disciplines: 14. Courses: 5. Minds, societies, populations, media and the study of migration and diaspora.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  9. Faculty of Education

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 7. Courses: 2. Teaching and learning at every age, from mother-tongue classes to adult education.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  10. Faculty of Natural Sciences

    Departments: 6. Disciplines: 19. Courses: 4. Mathematics, computing and the sciences of matter, earth and life, including the geology and ecology of the region.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  11. Faculty of Engineering and Technology

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 17. Courses: 0. Building, energy, materials, biotechnology and technology in the service of people.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  12. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

    Departments: 4. Disciplines: 16. Courses: 1. Medicine, nursing, public health and care, in the region and wherever Kurds live.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  13. Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 10. Courses: 0. Farming, herding, forests, food and water, and the rural livelihoods they support.

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  14. Heritage Learner (teen)

    Courses, in order: 5. Teens of the second and third generation

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  15. Kurdish Teacher

    Courses, in order: 3. Volunteer and professional teachers

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  16. Community Organiser

    Courses, in order: 5. Chapter and association volunteers

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

  17. Newcomer Professional

    Courses, in order: 4. Skilled newcomers

    Source: KCO Academy structure Verified

Illustrative model. Positions show structure. They do not show size, money or importance. Sources: KCO Academy structure

06Craft geometry

How a pattern is constructed, step by step. An illustrative construction, computed. It is not a record of any object.

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  • Weaving grid
    • Warp runs one way and weft the other. One cell is one crossing.
  • Stepped lozenge
    • Each row moves the edge by one cell, so the diagonal is drawn in steps. Three lozenges nest inside each other.

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Craft geometry
ElementCountMeasure
Cell1691 cell
Stepped lozenge3{n} cells
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  1. Craft geometry

    A stepped lozenge on a weaving grid. Each cell is one crossing of warp and weft. This drawing is a computed example.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

  2. Weaving grid

    Warp runs one way and weft the other. One cell is one crossing.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

  3. Stepped lozenge

    Each row moves the edge by one cell, so the diagonal is drawn in steps. Three lozenges nest inside each other.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

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07The year

Community days and international days on one ring, each with its source.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec World Braille DayRepublic of MahabadInternational Day of EducationInternational Day of Clean EnergyEnd of the Kobanî siegeInternational Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the HolocaustInternational Day of Peaceful CoexistenceWorld Interfaith Harmony WeekWorld Wetlands DayInternational Day of Human FraternityInternational Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital MutilationInternational Day of the Arabian LeopardWorld Pulses DayInternational Day of Women and Girls in ScienceInternational Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to TerrorismWorld Radio DayGlobal Tourism Resilience DayWorld Day of Social JusticeInternational Mother Language DayWorld Seagrass DayZero Discrimination DayWorld Wildlife DayInternational Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation AwarenessInternational Women’s DayInternational Day of Women JudgesInternational Day to Combat IslamophobiaHalabja remembranceEid al-Fitr (Cejna Remezanê)French Language DayInternational Day of HappinessWorld Down Syndrome DayInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationInternational Day of ForestsInternational Day of NowruzNewrozWorld Day for GlaciersWorld Poetry DayWorld Water DayWorld Meteorological DayInternational Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of VictimsWorld Tuberculosis DayInternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff MembersInternational Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave TradeInternational Day of Zero WasteWorld Autism Awareness DayInternational Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine ActionInternational Day of ConscienceInternational Day of Sport for Development and PeaceInternational Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in RwandaWorld Health DayInternational Day of Human Space FlightAnfal remembranceWorld Chagas Disease DayÇarşema Sor (Red Wednesday)International Wellness DayChinese Language DayWorld Creativity and Innovation DayInternational Mother Earth DayKurdish Journalism DayEnglish Language DayInternational Girls in ICT DaySpanish Language DayWorld Book and Copyright DayInternational Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for PeaceWorld Immunization WeekInternational Delegate’s DayWorld Malaria DayInternational Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance DayWorld Intellectual Property DayWorld Day for Safety and Health at WorkInternational Day in Memory of the Victims of EarthquakesInternational Jazz DayWorld Tuna DayWorld Press Freedom DayWorld Portuguese Language DayTime of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World WarInternational Day of ArganiaInternational Day of Plant HealthInternational Day of FamiliesKurdish Language DayInternational Day of LightInternational Day of Living Together in PeaceWorld Telecommunication and Information Society DayWorld Fair Play DayWorld Bee DayWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentInternational Tea DayInternational Day for Biological DiversityInternational Day to End Obstetric FistulaInternational Day of the MarkhorWorld Football DayWeek of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesEid al-Adha (Cejna Qurbanê)International Day of UN PeacekeepersInternational Day of PotatoWorld No-Tobacco DayGlobal Day of ParentsWorld Bicycle DayInternational Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionInternational Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated FishingWorld Environment DayRussian Language DayWorld Food Safety DayWorld Oceans DayInternational Day for Dialogue among CivilizationsInternational Day of PlayWorld Day Against Child LabourInternational Albinism Awareness DayWorld Blood Donor DayWorld Elder Abuse Awareness DayInternational Day of Family RemittancesWorld Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtInternational Day for Countering Hate SpeechSustainable Gastronomy DayInternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in ConflictWorld Refugee DayInternational Day of the Celebration of the SolsticeInternational Day of YogaUnited Nations Public Service DayInternational Widows’ DayInternational Day of Women in DiplomacyDay of the SeafarerInternational Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingUnited Nations International Day in Support of Victims of TortureInternational Day of DeafblindnessMicro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises DayInternational Day of the TropicsInternational Asteroid DayInternational Day of ParliamentarismInternational Day of CooperativesWorld Rural Development DayWorld Kiswahili Language DayWorld Horse DayInternational Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in SrebrenicaWorld Population DayInternational Day of Combating Sand and Dust StormsInternational Day of HopeWorld Youth Skills DayNelson Mandela International DayInternational Moon DayWorld Chess DayWorld Drowning Prevention DayInternational Day for Judicial Well-beingInternational Day of Women and Girls of African DescentWorld Hepatitis DayWorld Day against Trafficking in PersonsInternational Day of FriendshipWorld Breastfeeding WeekYazidi genocide remembranceInternational Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesWorld Steelpan DayInternational Youth DayWorld Humanitarian DayInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismInternational Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionWorld Lake DayInternational Day against Nuclear TestsInternational Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesInternational Day for People of African DescentInternational Day of CharityInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and GirlsWorld Duchenne Awareness DayInternational Day of Clean Air for Blue SkiesInternational Day of Police CooperationInternational Literacy DayInternational Day to Protect Education from AttackUnited Nations Day for South-South CooperationInternational Day of DemocracyInternational Day for Interventional CardiologyInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerInternational Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the SouthWorld Patient Safety DayInternational Equal Pay DayWorld Cleanup DayInternational Day of PeaceInternational Day of Sign LanguagesWorld Maritime DayInternational Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear WeaponsWorld Tourism DayInternational Day for Universal Access to InformationInternational Day of Awareness of Food Loss and WasteInternational Translation DayInternational Coffee DayInternational Day of Older PersonsInternational Day of Non-ViolenceWorld Space WeekWorld Teachers’ DayWorld Habitat DayWorld Cotton DayWorld Post DayWorld Mental Health DayInternational Day of the Girl ChildInternational Day for Disaster Risk ReductionInternational Day of Rural WomenWorld Food DayInternational Day for the Eradication of PovertyInternational Day of the Snow LeopardWorld Development Information DayDisarmament WeekGlobal Media and Information Literacy WeekUnited Nations DayWorld Day for Audiovisual HeritageInternational Day of Care and SupportWorld Cities DayInternational Day to End Impunity for Crimes against JournalistsWorld Tsunami Awareness DayInternational Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictInternational Week of Science and PeaceWorld Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentWorld Diabetes DayInternational Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized CrimeInternational Day for ToleranceWorld Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsWorld Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and ViolenceWorld Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness WeekWorld Toilet DayAfrica Industrialization DayWorld Children’s DayWorld Philosophy DayWorld Television DayWorld Conjoined Twins DayInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenWorld Sustainable Transport DayInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleDay of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical WarfareWorld AIDS DayInternational Day for the Abolition of SlaveryInternational Day of Persons with DisabilitiesInternational Day Against Unilateral Coercive MeasuresInternational Day of BanksInternational Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentWorld Soil DayInternational Civil Aviation DayInternational Anti-Corruption DayInternational Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this CrimeHuman Rights DayInternational Mountain DayInternational Day of NeutralityInternational Universal Health Coverage DayInternational Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and ManifestationsKurdistan Flag DayArabic Language DayInternational Migrants DayInternational Human Solidarity DayWorld Meditation DayWorld Basketball DayInternational Anti-Cybercrime DayInternational Day of Epidemic Preparedness

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  • Jan
    • 4: World Braille Day
    • 22: Republic of Mahabad
    • 24: International Day of Education
    • 26: End of the Kobanî siege
    • 26: International Day of Clean Energy
    • 27: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
    • 28: International Day of Peaceful Coexistence
  • Feb
    • 1: World Interfaith Harmony Week
    • 2: World Wetlands Day
    • 4: International Day of Human Fraternity
    • 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
    • 10: International Day of the Arabian Leopard
    • 10: World Pulses Day
    • 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
    • 12: International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
    • 13: World Radio Day
    • 17: Global Tourism Resilience Day
    • 20: World Day of Social Justice
    • 21: International Mother Language Day
  • Mar
    • 1: World Seagrass Day
    • 1: Zero Discrimination Day
    • 3: World Wildlife Day
    • 5: International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
    • 8: International Women’s Day
    • 10: International Day of Women Judges
    • 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia
    • 16: Halabja remembrance
    • 20: Eid al-Fitr (Cejna Remezanê)
    • 20: French Language Day
    • 20: International Day of Happiness
    • 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
    • 21: International Day of Forests
    • 21: International Day of Nowruz
    • 21: Newroz
    • 21: World Day for Glaciers
    • 21: World Down Syndrome Day
    • 21: World Poetry Day
    • 22: World Water Day
    • 23: World Meteorological Day
    • 24: International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
    • 24: World Tuberculosis Day
    • 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
    • 25: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
    • 30: International Day of Zero Waste
  • Apr
    • 2: World Autism Awareness Day
    • 4: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
    • 5: International Day of Conscience
    • 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
    • 7: International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
    • 7: World Health Day
    • 12: International Day of Human Space Flight
    • 14: Anfal remembrance
    • 14: World Chagas Disease Day
    • 15: Çarşema Sor (Red Wednesday)
    • 15: International Wellness Day
    • 20: Chinese Language Day
    • 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day
    • 22: International Mother Earth Day
    • 22: Kurdish Journalism Day
    • 23: English Language Day
    • 23: International Girls in ICT Day
    • 23: Spanish Language Day
    • 23: World Book and Copyright Day
    • 24: International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
    • 24: World Immunization Week
    • 25: International Delegate’s Day
    • 25: World Malaria Day
    • 26: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
    • 26: World Intellectual Property Day
    • 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
    • 29: International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes
    • 30: International Jazz Day
  • May
    • 2: World Tuna Day
    • 3: World Press Freedom Day
    • 5: World Portuguese Language Day
    • 8: Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
    • 10: International Day of Argania
    • 12: International Day of Plant Health
    • 15: International Day of Families
    • 15: Kurdish Language Day
    • 16: International Day of Light
    • 16: International Day of Living Together in Peace
    • 17: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
    • 19: World Fair Play Day
    • 20: World Bee Day
    • 21: International Tea Day
    • 21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
    • 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
    • 23: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
    • 24: International Day of the Markhor
    • 25: Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
    • 25: World Football Day
    • 27: Eid al-Adha (Cejna Qurbanê)
    • 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
    • 30: International Day of Potato
    • 31: World No-Tobacco Day
  • Jun
    • 1: Global Day of Parents
    • 3: World Bicycle Day
    • 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
    • 5: International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
    • 5: World Environment Day
    • 6: Russian Language Day
    • 7: World Food Safety Day
    • 8: World Oceans Day
    • 10: International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
    • 11: International Day of Play
    • 12: World Day Against Child Labour
    • 13: International Albinism Awareness Day
    • 14: World Blood Donor Day
    • 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
    • 16: International Day of Family Remittances
    • 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
    • 18: International Day for Countering Hate Speech
    • 18: Sustainable Gastronomy Day
    • 19: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
    • 20: World Refugee Day
    • 21: International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
    • 21: International Day of Yoga
    • 23: International Widows’ Day
    • 23: United Nations Public Service Day
    • 24: International Day of Women in Diplomacy
    • 25: Day of the Seafarer
    • 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
    • 26: United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
    • 27: International Day of Deafblindness
    • 27: Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
    • 29: International Day of the Tropics
    • 30: International Asteroid Day
    • 30: International Day of Parliamentarism
  • Jul
    • 5: International Day of Cooperatives
    • 6: World Rural Development Day
    • 7: World Kiswahili Language Day
    • 11: International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
    • 11: World Horse Day
    • 11: World Population Day
    • 12: International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
    • 12: International Day of Hope
    • 15: World Youth Skills Day
    • 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
    • 20: International Moon Day
    • 20: World Chess Day
    • 25: International Day for Judicial Well-being
    • 25: International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent
    • 25: World Drowning Prevention Day
    • 28: World Hepatitis Day
    • 30: International Day of Friendship
    • 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons
  • Aug
    • 1: World Breastfeeding Week
    • 3: Yazidi genocide remembrance
    • 6: International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing Countries
    • 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
    • 11: World Steelpan Day
    • 12: International Youth Day
    • 19: World Humanitarian Day
    • 21: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
    • 22: International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
    • 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
    • 27: World Lake Day
    • 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests
    • 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
    • 31: International Day for People of African Descent
  • Sep
    • 5: International Day of Charity
    • 5: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls
    • 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
    • 7: International Day of Police Cooperation
    • 7: World Duchenne Awareness Day
    • 8: International Literacy Day
    • 9: International Day to Protect Education from Attack
    • 12: United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
    • 15: International Day of Democracy
    • 16: International Day for Interventional Cardiology
    • 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
    • 16: International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South
    • 17: World Patient Safety Day
    • 18: International Equal Pay Day
    • 20: World Cleanup Day
    • 21: International Day of Peace
    • 23: International Day of Sign Languages
    • 24: World Maritime Day
    • 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
    • 27: World Tourism Day
    • 28: International Day for Universal Access to Information
    • 29: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
    • 30: International Translation Day
  • Oct
    • 1: International Coffee Day
    • 1: International Day of Older Persons
    • 2: International Day of Non-Violence
    • 4: World Space Week
    • 5: World Teachers’ Day
    • 6: World Habitat Day
    • 7: World Cotton Day
    • 9: World Post Day
    • 10: World Mental Health Day
    • 11: International Day of the Girl Child
    • 13: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
    • 15: International Day of Rural Women
    • 16: World Food Day
    • 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
    • 23: International Day of the Snow Leopard
    • 24: Disarmament Week
    • 24: Global Media and Information Literacy Week
    • 24: United Nations Day
    • 24: World Development Information Day
    • 27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
    • 29: International Day of Care and Support
    • 31: World Cities Day
  • Nov
    • 2: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
    • 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
    • 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
    • 9: International Week of Science and Peace
    • 10: World Science Day for Peace and Development
    • 14: World Diabetes Day
    • 15: International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime
    • 16: International Day for Tolerance
    • 17: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
    • 18: World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
    • 18: World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
    • 19: World Toilet Day
    • 20: Africa Industrialization Day
    • 20: World Children’s Day
    • 21: World Philosophy Day
    • 21: World Television Day
    • 24: World Conjoined Twins Day
    • 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
    • 26: World Sustainable Transport Day
    • 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
    • 30: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
  • Dec
    • 1: World AIDS Day
    • 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
    • 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
    • 4: International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures
    • 4: International Day of Banks
    • 5: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
    • 5: World Soil Day
    • 7: International Civil Aviation Day
    • 9: International Anti-Corruption Day
    • 9: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
    • 10: Human Rights Day
    • 11: International Mountain Day
    • 12: International Day of Neutrality
    • 12: International Universal Health Coverage Day
    • 14: International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and Manifestations
    • 17: Kurdistan Flag Day
    • 18: Arabic Language Day
    • 18: International Migrants Day
    • 20: International Human Solidarity Day
    • 21: World Basketball Day
    • 21: World Meditation Day
    • 24: International Anti-Cybercrime Day
    • 27: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

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The year 2026
DateDayKindSource
January 4World Braille DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 22Republic of MahabadRemembranceBrill: Mahābād, Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition (Secondary source)
January 24International Day of EducationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 26End of the Kobanî siegeRemembranceTo verify (To verify)
January 26International Day of Clean EnergyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 27International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the HolocaustUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 28International Day of Peaceful CoexistenceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 1World Interfaith Harmony WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 2World Wetlands DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 4International Day of Human FraternityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 6International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital MutilationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 10International Day of the Arabian LeopardUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 10World Pulses DayUNFAO (Verified)
February 11International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 12International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to TerrorismUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 13World Radio DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 17Global Tourism Resilience DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 20World Day of Social JusticeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 21International Mother Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 1World Seagrass DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 1Zero Discrimination DayUNUNAIDS (Verified)
March 3World Wildlife DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 5International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation AwarenessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 8International Women’s DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 10International Day of Women JudgesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 15International Day to Combat IslamophobiaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 16Halabja remembranceRemembranceTo verify (To verify)
March 20Eid al-Fitr (Cejna Remezanê)ReligiousEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E FEṬR, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
March 20French Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 20International Day of HappinessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21International Day of ForestsUNFAO (Verified)
March 21International Day of NowruzUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21NewrozFestivalUnited Nations: International Day of Nowruz, 21 March (Verified)
March 21World Day for GlaciersUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21World Down Syndrome DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21World Poetry DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
March 22World Water DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 23World Meteorological DayUNWMO (Verified)
March 24International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of VictimsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 24World Tuberculosis DayUNWHO (Verified)
March 25International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave TradeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 25International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff MembersUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 30International Day of Zero WasteUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 2World Autism Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 4International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine ActionUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 5International Day of ConscienceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 6International Day of Sport for Development and PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 7International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in RwandaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 7World Health DayUNWHO (Verified)
April 12International Day of Human Space FlightUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 14Anfal remembranceRemembranceHuman Rights Watch, in Human Rights Documents Online (Brill): Genocide in Iraq: The Anfal Campaign Against the Kurds (Middle East Watch, 1993) (Secondary source)
April 14World Chagas Disease DayUNWHO (Verified)
April 15Çarşema Sor (Red Wednesday)ReligiousEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): YAZIDIS i. GENERAL, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
April 15International Wellness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 20Chinese Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 21World Creativity and Innovation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 22International Mother Earth DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 22Kurdish Journalism DayCivicTo verify (To verify)
April 23English Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 23International Girls in ICT DayUNITU (Verified)
April 23Spanish Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 23World Book and Copyright DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
April 24International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 24World Immunization WeekUNWHO (Verified)
April 25International Delegate’s DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 25World Malaria DayUNWHO (Verified)
April 26International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 26World Intellectual Property DayUNWIPO (Verified)
April 28World Day for Safety and Health at WorkUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 29International Day in Memory of the Victims of EarthquakesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 30International Jazz DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 2World Tuna DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 3World Press Freedom DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 5World Portuguese Language DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
May 8Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World WarUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 10International Day of ArganiaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 12International Day of Plant HealthUNFAO (Verified)
May 15International Day of FamiliesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 15Kurdish Language DayCulturalEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): KURDISH WRITTEN LITERATURE, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
May 16International Day of LightUNUNESCO (Verified)
May 16International Day of Living Together in PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 17World Telecommunication and Information Society DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 19World Fair Play DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 20World Bee DayUNFAO (Verified)
May 21International Tea DayUNFAO (Verified)
May 21World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 22International Day for Biological DiversityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 23International Day to End Obstetric FistulaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 24International Day of the MarkhorUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 25Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 25World Football DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 27Eid al-Adha (Cejna Qurbanê)ReligiousEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E QORBĀN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
May 29International Day of UN PeacekeepersUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 30International Day of PotatoUNFAO (Verified)
May 31World No-Tobacco DayUNWHO (Verified)
June 1Global Day of ParentsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 3World Bicycle DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 4International Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 5International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated FishingUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 5World Environment DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 6Russian Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 7World Food Safety DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 8World Oceans DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 10International Day for Dialogue among CivilizationsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 11International Day of PlayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 12World Day Against Child LabourUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 13International Albinism Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 14World Blood Donor DayUNWHO (Verified)
June 15World Elder Abuse Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 16International Day of Family RemittancesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 17World Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 18International Day for Countering Hate SpeechUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 18Sustainable Gastronomy DayUNFAO (Verified)
June 19International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in ConflictUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 20World Refugee DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 21International Day of the Celebration of the SolsticeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 21International Day of YogaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 23International Widows’ DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 23United Nations Public Service DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 24International Day of Women in DiplomacyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 25Day of the SeafarerUNIMO (Verified)
June 26International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 26United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of TortureUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 27International Day of DeafblindnessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 27Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 29International Day of the TropicsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 30International Asteroid DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 30International Day of ParliamentarismUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 5International Day of CooperativesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 6World Rural Development DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 7World Kiswahili Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 11International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in SrebrenicaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 11World Horse DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 11World Population DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 12International Day of Combating Sand and Dust StormsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 12International Day of HopeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 15World Youth Skills DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 18Nelson Mandela International DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 20International Moon DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 20World Chess DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 25International Day for Judicial Well-beingUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 25International Day of Women and Girls of African DescentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 25World Drowning Prevention DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 28World Hepatitis DayUNWHO (Verified)
July 30International Day of FriendshipUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 30World Day against Trafficking in PersonsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 1World Breastfeeding WeekUNWHO (Verified)
August 3Yazidi genocide remembranceRemembranceIndependent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, UN Human Rights Council: "They came to destroy": ISIS Crimes Against the Yazidis (A/HRC/32/CRP.2, 2016) (Verified)
August 6International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 9International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 11World Steelpan DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 12International Youth DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 19World Humanitarian DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 21International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 22International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 23International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionUNUNESCO (Verified)
August 27World Lake DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 29International Day against Nuclear TestsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 30International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 31International Day for People of African DescentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 5International Day of CharityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 5International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and GirlsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 7International Day of Clean Air for Blue SkiesUNUNEP (Verified)
September 7International Day of Police CooperationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 7World Duchenne Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 8International Literacy DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
September 9International Day to Protect Education from AttackUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 12United Nations Day for South-South CooperationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 15International Day of DemocracyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16International Day for Interventional CardiologyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the SouthUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 17World Patient Safety DayUNWHO (Verified)
September 18International Equal Pay DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 20World Cleanup DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 21International Day of PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 23International Day of Sign LanguagesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 24World Maritime DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 26International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear WeaponsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 27World Tourism DayUNUN Tourism (Verified)
September 28International Day for Universal Access to InformationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 29International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and WasteUNFAO (Verified)
September 30International Translation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 1International Coffee DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 1International Day of Older PersonsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 2International Day of Non-ViolenceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 4World Space WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 5World Teachers’ DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
October 6World Habitat DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 7World Cotton DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 9World Post DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 10World Mental Health DayUNWHO (Verified)
October 11International Day of the Girl ChildUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 13International Day for Disaster Risk ReductionUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 15International Day of Rural WomenUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 16World Food DayUNFAO (Verified)
October 17International Day for the Eradication of PovertyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 23International Day of the Snow LeopardUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24Disarmament WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24Global Media and Information Literacy WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24United Nations DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24World Development Information DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 27World Day for Audiovisual HeritageUNUNESCO (Verified)
October 29International Day of Care and SupportUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 31World Cities DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 2International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against JournalistsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 5World Tsunami Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 6International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 9International Week of Science and PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 10World Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 14World Diabetes DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 15International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized CrimeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 16International Day for ToleranceUNUNESCO (Verified)
November 17World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 18World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness WeekUNWHO (Verified)
November 18World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and ViolenceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 19World Toilet DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 20Africa Industrialization DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 20World Children’s DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 21World Philosophy DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
November 21World Television DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 24World Conjoined Twins DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 26World Sustainable Transport DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 29International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 30Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical WarfareUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 1World AIDS DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 2International Day for the Abolition of SlaveryUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 3International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 4International Day Against Unilateral Coercive MeasuresUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 4International Day of BanksUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 5International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 5World Soil DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 7International Civil Aviation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 9International Anti-Corruption DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 9International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this CrimeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 10Human Rights DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 11International Mountain DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 12International Day of NeutralityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 12International Universal Health Coverage DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 14International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and ManifestationsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 17Kurdistan Flag DayCivicTo verify (To verify)
December 18Arabic Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 18International Migrants DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 20International Human Solidarity DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 21World Basketball DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 21World Meditation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 24International Anti-Cybercrime DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 27International Day of Epidemic PreparednessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
The tour, stop by stop

  1. The year 2026

    Community days and international days on one ring, each with its source.

    Source: List of International Days and Weeks Verified

  2. Republic of Mahabad

    January 22. Proclamation of the Republic of Mahabad, 1946.

    Source: Brill: Mahābād, Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition Secondary source

  3. End of the Kobanî siege

    January 26. End of the siege of Kobanî, 2015.

    Source: To verify To verify

  4. Halabja remembrance

    March 16. Chemical weapons attack on Halabja, 16 March 1988.

    Source: To verify To verify

  5. Eid al-Fitr (Cejna Remezanê)

    March 20. End of the fast of Ramadan.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E FEṬR, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  6. Newroz

    March 21. Kurdish new year and national day: the legend of Kawa the blacksmith and hillside bonfires.

    Source: United Nations: International Day of Nowruz, 21 March Verified

  7. Anfal remembrance

    April 14. Remembrance of the Anfal campaign, observed in the Kurdistan Region.

    Source: Human Rights Watch, in Human Rights Documents Online (Brill): Genocide in Iraq: The Anfal Campaign Against the Kurds (Middle East Watch, 1993) Secondary source

  8. Çarşema Sor (Red Wednesday)

    April 15. Yazidi new year.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): YAZIDIS i. GENERAL, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  9. Kurdish Journalism Day

    April 22. Anniversary of the first Kurdish newspaper, Kurdistan, Cairo, 1898.

    Source: To verify To verify

  10. Kurdish Language Day

    May 15. Anniversary of the journal Hawar, 1932.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): KURDISH WRITTEN LITERATURE, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  11. Eid al-Adha (Cejna Qurbanê)

    May 27. Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E QORBĀN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  12. Yazidi genocide remembrance

    August 3. Attack on Shingal (Sinjar) by ISIL, 3 August 2014; found a genocide by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry (2016).

    Source: Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, UN Human Rights Council: "They came to destroy": ISIS Crimes Against the Yazidis (A/HRC/32/CRP.2, 2016) Verified

  13. Kurdistan Flag Day

    December 17. Observed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

    Source: To verify To verify

Sources: List of International Days and Weeks

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