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Are the kurds in northern Iraq predominantly sunni or shia?
Yes, but there are minorities of Shiite Muslim Kurds, Yazidi Kurds, and Baha'i Kurds.
Are Kurds monotheists?
Most Kurds are Muslims, so yes. There are a minority of Kurds who are Yazidi or Zoroastrian which are henotheistic faiths and not strictly monotheistic. There are also Kurds who are Atheists.
Does Iraq have more kurds or Arabs?
Arabs are more, kurds are about 17% of Iraq, they are about 4-5 million kurds in Iraq (there are more than 20 million kurds in the world), the kurds grew more and more powerful in Iraq, now the president of Iraq is a kurd.
What ethnic groups live in the mountains of turkey and Iraq?
kurds
Why are the Kurds so troublesome for Iraq?
Kurds are only troublesome for Iraq because Iraqi Arabs are not interested in recognizing that the Kurds are a unique and different people from them but still worthy of respect. Iraqi Kurds, generally, have better statistics (quality of life, lifespan, less insurgency, more tolerance, more scientific and business acumen) per capita than Iraqi Arabs. The problem comes from the Arab side vis à vis Kurds, not the other way around.
Are the kurds the largest ethnic group in southwest Asia?
NO. The Arabs are the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia. There are at least 150 million Arabs in the Middle East, whereas there are only 35 million Kurds.
What are kurds?
Kurds are members of a mainly pastoral Islamic people living in Kurdistan.
Are all the kurds eliminated?
No, not all Kurds have been eliminated. Kurds are an ethnic group primarily living in regions including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. While they have faced persecution and conflict in the past, there are still millions of Kurds living in these areas and beyond.
Do Kurds celebrate Christmas?
Generally, No. 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. Understandably, Christian Kurds celebrate Christmas, but Muslim, Jewish, Yazidi, Zoroastrian, and non-religious Kurds do not celebrate Christmas.
Are there more Kurds in Iran or in Iraq?
There are around 6.5–7.9 million Kurds in Iran and 6.2–6.5 million Kurds in Iraq, so there are more Kurds in Iran. However, as the Iranian population overall is significantly larger, Kurds make up a more significant percentage of the population in Iraq.
Are Kurds an ethnic or religious group?
Kurds are an ethnic group. While the majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims, there are significant religious minorities among the Kurds such as Shiite Muslims, Jews, Christians, Baha'i, Yarsan, Yezidi and other religions.
What country has the largest population of Kurds?
Well, it's obviously Turkey... They have about 20-21 million kurds.
