a demarcated area of the Earth

of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq

a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq

a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda