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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updated top question. | Apr 02, 2026 | ||
| Updated top questions. | Mar 10, 2026 | ||
| Added top questions. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Updated information on the state of Kurdish citizenship in Syria. | Jan 26, 2026 | ||
| Added mention of the agreement between the Syrian government and SDF. | Mar 11, 2025 | ||
| Added mention of the ceasefire announced by the PKK in March 2025. | Mar 03, 2025 | ||
| Added section on Syria. Updated population estimate and recent events. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - Timeline: The Kurds� Long Struggle With Statelessness. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - Timeline: The Kurds� Long Struggle With Statelessness. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Iranica - Kurdish tribes. | Nov 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN World - Kurdish People Fast Facts. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Revised the discussion of historical Kurdish dynasties and the lack of nation-state status in the modern era. | Mar 22, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Nov 01, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 17, 2019 | ||
| Updated the discussion of Kurds in Turkey and the discussion of Kurds in Iran and Iraq. | Oct 08, 2019 | ||
| Updated the discussion on marriage practices. | Jun 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group International - Kurds. | Jan 18, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: SUNY Oswego - Kurds and Kurdistan - Facts and Figures. | Jan 18, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kurdish Institute - A brief survey of The History of the Kurds. | Jan 24, 2018 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Sep 27, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 28, 2017 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 15, 2017 | ||
| Updated estimate of the size of the Kurdish population. | May 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Kurd. | Feb 24, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Who Are the Kurds? | Aug 02, 2010 | ||
| Article restructured. | Aug 19, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 19, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 23, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 17, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 14, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 28, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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