Kurdistan

:For the Iranian province of Kordestan, please see Kurdistan Province, Iran.

See also

• Kurdish music
• History of the Kurds
• KurdishMedia.com
• Kurdish national anthem

Historically, Kurds have been subject to very harsh treatment by successive Iranian governments. One important example is the deportation of Kurds in 15-16th century during Safavid rule.

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"These began under the reign of the Safavid Shâh Tahmâsp I (r. 1524-1576). Between 1534 and 1535, Tahmâsp

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began the systematic destruction of the old Kurdish cities and the countryside."

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http://www.kurdistanica.com/english/history/deportation.html

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These policies are very similar to the ethnic cleansing policies committed against Kurds in 20th century by Middle Eastern governments.

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"Large numbers of Kurds from these areas found themselves deported to the Alburz mountains and Khurâsân, as well as the heights in the central Iranian Plateau. The Laks suffered most. At this time the last remnant of the ancient royal Hadhabâni (Adiabene) tribe of central Kurdistan was removed from the heartland of Kurdistan and deported to Khurâsân, where they are still found today "

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http://www.kurdistanica.com/english/history/deportation.html

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