| Kurdish Democratic Republic کۆماری دیموکراتی کوردستان Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
OTL equivalent: Republic of Mahabad | ||||||
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| Motto: کورد زیندووه قەت نانەوێ ئاڵاکەمان (Kurdish) ("The Kurds are alive and their flag will never fall") |
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| Anthem: Ey Reqib |
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| Capital | Mahabad | |||||
| Official languages | Kurdish | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Kurds; Azeris; Persians; Assyrians | |||||
| Religion | Islam; Irreligion; Christianity; Yezidism | |||||
| Demonym | Kurdistani; Kurdish | |||||
| Government | Unitary state; Single-party socialist state | |||||
| - | President | Masoud Barzani | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Mustafa Hijri | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Kurdistan | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Declaration of the Republic of Mahabad | January 22, 1946 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 30,487 km2 11,771 sq mi |
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| Currency | Altyn (ALT) |
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| Time zone | UTC+4 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ku | |||||
| Calling code | +994 | |||||
| Membership international or regional organizations | United Nations; Warsaw Pact | |||||
Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان), formally the Kurdish Democratic Republic (Kurdish: کۆماری دیموکراتی کوردستان Komara Demokratîk a Kurdistanê), is a nation in Western Asia, stretching along in a territory to the east of Lake Urmia. The country Kurdistan is located in the northeastern part of Greater Kurdistan cultural region which forms parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and the Asian portion of the United Arab Republic. Kurdistan borders the Soviet Union (through the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic) to the north, Iran to the east, Iraq to the southwest and Turkey to the northwest. Kurdistan is a member of Comecon and an observer member of Warsaw Pact.
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