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According to the World Evangelization Research Center, less than 1 percent are Christian. Statistics on minority groups throughout the region are difficult to obtain.
Of the overall 35 million Kurds, there are less the 35,000 Christian Kurds, which makes Christians less than 0.1% of the Kurdish population.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere are approximately 170,000 Kurdish Jews in the world (150,000 in Israel and the remaining 20,000 in Kurdistan and elsewhere - primarily Iranian Kurdistan). There are between 30-38 million Kurds. This would make Kurdish Jews roughly 0.5% of all Kurds.
Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims.
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Where did Kurds settle?
Kurdistan
What proportion of Jews are Kurds?
About 1.1% of world Jewry is from Kurdistan. In Israel (where most of them live), about 2.35 percent of the Jewish population is immigrants from Kurdistan (and their children). The total number of Jews who came from Kurdistan is today about 150,000.
What are people of Kurdistan called?
The majority population of Kurdistan is made of Kurds.
What are kurds?
Kurds are members of a mainly pastoral Islamic people living in Kurdistan.
What percentage of Kurds in northern Iraq are Christian?
Approximately 5-10% of Kurds in northern Iraq are estimated to be Christian. The majority of Kurds in the region practice Islam, specifically Sunni Islam. Christian Kurds belong to various denominations, including Chaldean Catholic, Assyrian Church of the East, and Syriac Orthodox.
Does the government of Israel have conflicts with Kurdish citizens?
No. Kurdish Israelis (roughly 170,000 people) are almost all Jewish and are well-integrated into Israeli society. Israel has no territory that historically belongs to Kurdistan and therefore, there is no territorial dispute between them. As for Kurds who still live in Kurdistan, Israel does not have issues with Turkish Kurds, but refuses entry to Syrian or Iranian Kurds (because of their national passports). Due to the vast autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan, it is still unclear whether or not Israel will permit the entry of Iraqi Kurds to Israel. However, relations continue to improve between Iraqi Kurdistan and Israel, so Iraqi Kurds may gain a special exemption to the traditional Iraqi passport ban.
What nation do the Kurds live?
Kurdistan in south west Asia
Where were kurds from?
Kurds, or Kurdish people are a group of people that do not have there own state. Kurdistan is located in western mountains of Iran. But many Kurds moved to Iraq and Turkey and some to Syria. In North of Iraq they have federal region called Kurdistan of Iraq.
What is the capital of Kurdistan?
The Kurdistan region does not have an officially recognized capital as it is spread across parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria. However, Erbil is often considered the de facto capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
What religion are the Kurds?
Answer 1Most Kurds confess to the Sunni Islam. Significant minoritygroups among them confess to Shiite Islam though. Most Kurds are secular from Islam and often only big holidays like Ramadan is celebrated. Kurds have their own new year called newroz and this is something that is celebrated all over Kurdistan no matter religion.However, there are also religious minorities among the Kurds, such as the Yarsan, Yezidi, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Judaism. There are also non-Kurdish peoples that share Kurdistan with the Kurds that are Christian (Assyrians, Chaldeans, etc.) and that are Alevis (Turcomans, Shabakis, etc.)Answer 2Kurdistan is a religiously diverse nation. Originally the Kurds belonged to several sects related to Zoroastrianism commonly called "the cults of angels". There were also significant numbers of Zoroastrians and Jews. Following the dawn of Christianity, many Kurds left their old religions to embrace Christianity. In addition to Christian Kurds there were also Assyrian and Armenian Christians in the region. Kurdistan was eventually conquered by the Muslims and slowly, the Kurds, many times out of fear or by force, were converted to Islam. Today, most Kurds are technically secular, spiritual or agnostic. Yazidism, Yarsanism/ Ahl-e-Haq, and Zoroastrianism are still practiced. There are smaller numbers of Jews. At one time, there were many Jews in Kurdistan but most migrated to Israel following the formation of the Jewish state. Christianity has gained many converts, particularly in Iraqi Kurdistan, where missionaries from American evangelical churches have been active. If going by name only, the largest percentage of Kurds today belong to the Shaf'i branch of Sunni Islam. However, Islam is not widely practiced or adhered to in Kurdistan (Turkish Kurdistan tends to be less secular than Iraqi Kurdistan), and there aren't very many mosques in the region. Most Kurds see Islam as the religion of tyrants and oppressors and have a generally negative view of Islam and Muslims and don't support pro-Islamic political agendas or Islamic law. Probably only about 1/4 to 1/3 of Kurds practice Islam, sometimes in face of harassment, intimidation and humiliation by the secularists. However, the Muslim holidays of Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha are celebrated, often along with Kurdish ethnic holidays such as Nawruz and Christian holidays such as Christmas and New Year's. There is a fairly significant minority of Shia Muslims in Kurdistan as well, who tend to be more religiously engaged than the Sunni community. Despite the secular nature of Kurdistan, however, most Kurds are very socially conservative and extremely traditionalist.** I speak mainly for Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdistan is divided between Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, and culture and religious practice differ from one region the next.**
What has the author Namo Aziz written?
Namo Aziz has written: 'Kurdistan' -- subject(s): Kurds
What do Kurds play as a sport?
They play cricket. The most popular sport in Kurdistan is football/soccer.
