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Iran

Kurds in Iran: a history

Rojhilat, as Kurdish usage names the Kurdish areas of Iran, covers Kurdistan, Kermanshah, West Azerbaijan and Ilam provinces. Kurmanji communities in Khorasan descend from Safavid resettlement. Many Kurds live in Tehran, and the Yarsan of Guran keep their faith. The Republic of Mahabad was proclaimed in 1946.

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10 to 12 million

institute estimate, 2016

Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source

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