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Many stayed stateless until the 1994 naturalisation decree. The Xoyb\u00fbn league was founded in Lebanon in 1927.<\/p>\n    <p class=\"pf-actions\"><a class=\"pf-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/kurds.global\/join\/\">Join<\/a><a class=\"pf-btn pf-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/kurds.global\/lebanon\/cities\/\">Cities<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  \n  \n<\/header><div class=\"pf-strip\"><ul class=\"pf-figures\" role=\"list\"><li class=\"pf-figure\">\n  <p class=\"pf-figure__value\">70,000 to 100,000<\/p>\n  <p class=\"pf-figure__measure\">estimate<\/p>\n  <p class=\"pf-figure__source\"><span translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">Wikipedia<\/span> <span class=\"pf-chip pf-chip--to-verify\">To verify<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-mod pf-glance\" data-pf-mod=\"glance\"><p class=\"pf-glance__h\">At a glance<\/p><ul class=\"pf-glance__items\" role=\"list\"><li class=\"pf-glance__item\"><div class=\"pf-glance__in\"><span class=\"pf-glance__i\"><svg class=\"pf-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M3 3v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16\" \/> <path d=\"M18 17V9\" \/> <path d=\"M13 17V5\" \/> <path d=\"M8 17v-3\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__v\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-pf-count=\"1\">1<\/span><span class=\"pf-sr\">1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__l\">Figures<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"pf-glance__item\"><a class=\"pf-glance__in\" href=\"https:\/\/kurds.global\/lebanon\/cities\/\"><span class=\"pf-glance__i\"><svg class=\"pf-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20 10c0 4.993-5.539 10.193-7.399 11.799a1 1 0 0 1-1.202 0C9.539 20.193 4 14.993 4 10a8 8 0 0 1 16 0\" \/> <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__v\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-pf-count=\"1\">1<\/span><span class=\"pf-sr\">1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__l\">City pages<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"pf-glance__item\"><div class=\"pf-glance__in\"><span class=\"pf-glance__i\"><svg class=\"pf-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m5 8 6 6\" \/> <path d=\"m4 14 6-6 2-3\" \/> <path d=\"M2 5h12\" \/> <path d=\"M7 2h1\" \/> <path d=\"m22 22-5-10-5 10\" \/> <path d=\"M14 18h6\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__v\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-pf-count=\"2\">2<\/span><span class=\"pf-sr\">2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__l\">Languages<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"pf-glance__item\"><a class=\"pf-glance__in\" href=\"https:\/\/kurds.global\/areas\/\"><span class=\"pf-glance__i\"><svg class=\"pf-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect width=\"7\" height=\"7\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"1\" \/> <rect width=\"7\" height=\"7\" x=\"14\" y=\"3\" rx=\"1\" \/> <rect width=\"7\" height=\"7\" x=\"14\" y=\"14\" rx=\"1\" \/> <rect width=\"7\" height=\"7\" x=\"3\" y=\"14\" rx=\"1\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__v\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-pf-count=\"8\">8<\/span><span class=\"pf-sr\">8<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pf-glance__l\">Areas<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section class=\"pf-section\">\n  <h2 class=\"pf-h2\"><span class=\"pf-num\">01<\/span>The programme<\/h2>\n  \n  <p>This programme brings together Kurds living in Lebanon, city by city. Its charter form is a Diaspora Chapter, fitted to local law and to the risks members face.<\/p><p><span class=\"pf-status pf-status--pending\">Forming<\/span> Diaspora Chapter: not yet chartered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pf-section\">\n  <h2 class=\"pf-h2\"><span class=\"pf-num\">02<\/span>Cities<\/h2>\n  \n  <div class=\"pf-figure-map\"><figure class=\"pf-live pf-live--short\" id=\"pf-map-LBN-beirut\" data-pf-map=\"{&quot;view&quot;:{&quot;center&quot;:[35.5,33.9],&quot;zoom&quot;:9,&quot;projection&quot;:&quot;mercator&quot;},&quot;lang&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;tiles&quot;:{&quot;light&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/tiles.openfreemap.org\/styles\/positron&quot;,&quot;dark&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/tiles.openfreemap.org\/styles\/dark&quot;},&quot;layers&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cities&quot;,&quot;kind&quot;:&quot;cities&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;geo\/cities.json&quot;,&quot;on&quot;:true},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;links&quot;,&quot;kind&quot;:&quot;links&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;geo\/links.json&quot;,&quot;on&quot;:false}],&quot;places&quot;:{&quot;LBN\/beirut&quot;:[&quot;Beirut, Lebanon&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kurds.global\/lebanon\/beirut\/&quot;]}}\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"pf-live__stage\"><div class=\"pf-live__map\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Where the community lives\"><p class=\"pf-live__msg\" data-map-msg>The map needs JavaScript. The places it shows are listed beside it.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"pf-live__tools\" hidden><button type=\"button\" class=\"pf-live__btn\" data-map-proj=\"globe\" aria-pressed=\"true\">Globe<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"pf-live__btn\" data-map-proj=\"mercator\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Flat<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"pf-live__btn\" data-map-reset>Reset view<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-live__side\"><p class=\"pf-live__h\">Layers<\/p><ul class=\"pf-live__layers\" role=\"list\"><li class=\"pf-live__layer\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" data-map-layer=\"cities\" checked><span class=\"pf-live__sw pf-live__sw--city\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"pf-live__ln\">City pages<\/span><\/label><\/li><li class=\"pf-live__layer\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" data-map-layer=\"links\"><span class=\"pf-live__sw pf-live__sw--link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"pf-live__ln\">Links from the home region<\/span><\/label><\/li><\/ul>\n<details class=\"pf-live__places\"><summary>Places on this map (1)<\/summary><ul role=\"list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kurds.global\/lebanon\/beirut\/\">Beirut, Lebanon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<p class=\"pf-live__attr\">Map: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, data \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Boundaries: Natural Earth. Places: the platform&#8217;s own pages.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><ul class=\"pf-cards pf-cards--3\" role=\"list\"><li class=\"pf-card\">\n  <p class=\"pf-card__meta\">Beirut<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"pf-card__title\"><span class=\"pf-flag pf-flag--none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kurds.global\/lebanon\/beirut\/\">Beirut<\/a><\/h3>\n  <p class=\"pf-card__text\">Mardin-origin Kurds; 1994 naturalisation<\/p>\n  \n<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pf-section\">\n  <h2 class=\"pf-h2\">Subdivisions of Lebanon<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"pf-intro\">Each first-level subdivision has a local page. 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