Because world maps only show independent countries of which Kurdistan is not one.
Kurdistan is a roughly defined region in the Middle East that spans across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. It is home to the Kurdish people who have their own distinct language and culture. The boundaries of Kurdistan are not officially recognized by any government.
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.
Erbil /Hawler/ is the largest city in kurdistan of Iraq
as shown in the map which was divided into four parts through the Sykes-PicotAgreement of May 1916 between British and French empires as the following:1- Southern Kurdistan in Nortnern Iraq2- Western Kurdistan in Northern Syria3- Northern Kurdistan in Eastern Turkey4- Eastern Kurdistan in Western IranActually all the parts together is called Kurdistan (Kurdland) and their people are called Kurds and they are more than 40 million which they will be considered the biggest stateless nation on the world but luckily now the southern Kurdistan is a Quasi-state and recognized by Americans, European countries and Turkey and even by Iraq itselfKurdistan is a region in Western Asia and it borders Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey and the ethnic group found in it is Kurdish people.
Kurdistan is a term applied to regions of southeast Turkey, northeast Syria, northern Iraq, and northwest Iran in reference to the Kurdish ethnic majority who live on that land. The Kurds, by and large, want independence from their host nations and to create an independent republic on these majority Kurdish lands.
ugh- kurdistan is part of Iraq
The population of Kurdistan Province is 1,440,156.
Kurdistan Airlines was created in 2004.
Kingdom of Kurdistan was created in 1922.
Kingdom of Kurdistan ended in 1924.
Kurdistan has never been officially split into four pieces. The Kurdish population is spread across several countries including Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria, with regions within these countries often referred to as Kurdistan. However, there is no internationally recognized independent state of Kurdistan divided into four pieces.
Kuwait, Kurdistan, Kazakstan to name a few