Kurds
Let an agent describe Kurds as a people using their self-designation, relay demographic, linguistic and religious information with sources, present history, political status and rights issues with attribution and neutrality, and describe refugee and diaspora communities with sources.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Kurds as a people using their self-designation, relay demographic, linguistic and religious information with sources, present history, political status and rights issues with attribution and neutrality, and describe refugee and diaspora communities with sources.
An Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of West Asia known as Kurdistan, spanning parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, who speak Kurdish languages and number an estimated 30 to 45 million, with communities in the Caucasus and a large diaspora; Kurds include tribal and regional groups such as the Jalali and Shabankara, are the largest people without a state of their own, and their political status, rights and displacement are the subject of documented conflict and international attention.
What it is for: Not applicable; a people.
It can be explain identity, language and religion; relay demographic figures with sources; present history and political status with attribution; describe diaspora and refugee communities.
Distinguishing features
Kurdish languages: Kurmanji, Sorani and others
Cross-border homeland
Religious diversity, mainly Sunni Muslim with Alevi, Yazidi and other communities
Statelessness and autonomy movements
What it looks like
No defining physical appearance; identity is linguistic, cultural and historical.
Physical character
population: about 30-45 million people - estimates vary widely; no censuses count ethnicity in most states
How it is recognised
Kurdish-speaking people of Kurdistan region
Self-designation Kurd, in Kurdish Kurd or Kurmanc
Kurdistan as a region has no agreed borders; the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is an autonomous region
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
speaks - the languages
is related to - the region
In practice
Families and kinds
Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria
Kurds in the Caucasus and Central Asia
tribal and regional groups such as Jalali, Jalilavand and Shabankara
diaspora communities in Europe and elsewhere
Kurdish refugees and displaced people
Standards and regulation
Minority rights frameworks in countries of residence
Iraqi constitution recognising the Kurdistan Region
Refugee law for displaced Kurds
Language rights provisions where they exist
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting contested political questions as settled
Unsourced population figures
Ignoring persecution documented by rights bodies
Conflating Kurds with specific political organisations
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who Kurds are.
Self-designation.
Definition
Identity and names.
Definition
Definition.
- Who are the Kurds, and what names do they use for themselves and their homeland? definition
- Is the question about the people, the region or a specific political organisation? boundary
Language and religion
Languages and religions.
Language
Language.
- What Kurdish languages and religious communities exist, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific language or community? action
Distribution Where Kurds live.
Sources.
Population
Population.
Population
Population.
- How many Kurds live in each country, and how are figures estimated? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Diaspora
Diaspora and refugees.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- Where are diaspora and refugee communities, and how did they form? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
History History and politics.
Attribution.
Past
History.
Past
Past.
- How did Kurdish history develop from medieval principalities through the Ottoman and Persian empires to the post-1918 division? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Status
Political status.
Status
Status.
- How do sources describe the political status of Kurds in each state, autonomy movements and conflicts, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Rights Rights and culture.
Attribution.
Rights
Rights and persecution.
Rights
Rights.
- What do rights bodies document about persecution, displacement and language rights? provenance
- Which entry fits minority rights? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What are notable features of Kurdish culture, such as Newroz, music and literature? provenance
- Which entry fits Kurdish culture? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Kurdish languages and the Kurdistan Region be the primary linked entries?
- How should census and rights sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming tribal groups and refugee populations; should they be split off?