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Map showing the location of the Kurdistan region in the Middle East, highlighted in orange. Kurdistan spans parts of eastern Turkey, northern Syria, northern Iraq, and western Iran, with neighboring countries and major bodies of water such as the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea labeled for reference. An inset globe in the upper left corner indicates the region's position within Asia and Europe. A Kurdish shopkeeper in traditional clothing sits cracking walnuts at a small outdoor table while a woman customer stands nearby in front of a rural shop in Uraman Takht, Iran. Village in Kurdistan Kurdish settlement in southwestern Asia
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Iranian Kurdistan
A shopkeeper cracking walnuts for a customer in Uraman Takht, Kordestān, Iran.
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Village in Kurdistan
The town of Amadiya, Dohuk Governorate, Iraq sits on top of a flat-topped mountain.
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Kurdish settlement in southwestern Asia
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