Dewletî Federalî Kurdistan
Federal State of Kurdistan (Iraq)

Flag of Kurdistan
National Anthem: Ey Reqîb
Official languages	Kurdish and Arabic
Capital	Erbil or in Kurdish Hewlêr
President	Massoud Barzani
Prime Minister	Nechervan Idris Barzani
Area	about 80 000 km²
Population  – Total (2005)  – Density	perhaps  5,500,000  40/km²
Currency	Iraqi dinar
Time zone	UTC+3

See also Southern (or Iraqi) Kurdistan

The Kurdish Autonomous Region is a political entity established in 1970 following the agreement of an Autonomy Accord between the government of Iraq and leaders of the Iraqi Kurdish community. A Legislative Assembly was established in the city of Arbil with theoretical authority over the Kurdish-populated governorates of Arbil, Dahuk and As Sulaymaniyah. File links The following pages link to this file: Kurdish Autonomous Region Categories: Flag images ... The Flag of Kurdistan The flag used as the flag of Kurdistan first appeared during the Kurdish struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... Ey Reqib is sung by Kurdish nationalists as the Kurdish national anthem. ... administrative region of Iraq. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in a country, state, or other territory. ... The Kurdish languages (Kurdî ) belonging to the Indo-European languages family, are spoken in the region loosely called Kurdistan including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran (Persia), Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... This article is about the province of Iraq. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Arbil. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Massoud Barzani Massoud Barzani (born August 16, 1946) is the head of the Autonomous Kurdish Government in Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the... Nechervan Idris Barzani, a grandson of KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) founder Mustafa Barzani and nephew of the current Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, was born in 1966 in Iraqi Kurdistan. ... -1... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... The new Iraqi dinar (25,000 note) The Iraqi dinar (ISO 4217: IQD, pronounced: di-när) is the legal currency of Iraq. ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time Eastern African Time Category: ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... Arbil (Arabic: , arbÄ«l; also written Erbil or Irbil), or Hewlêr (Kurdish), is one of the large cities in Iraq. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ... ArbÄ«l (أربيل in Arabic language, Hewlêr in Kurdish , also transliterated as Irbil or Erbil) is one of the governorates of Iraq. ... Dahuk (also referred to as Dohuk) (Arabic: دهوك , Kurdish: Duhok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. ... As SulaymānÄ«yah province is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdish Autonomous Region. ...

In practice, however, the assembly was under the control of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein until the 1991 uprising against his rule following the end of the Persian Gulf War. In the ensuing fighting and refugee crisis, the United States and United Kingdom established a "safe haven" policed with a no-fly zone covering much of the Kurdish territory. The region thus gained de facto independence, being ruled by the two principal Kurdish parties – the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan – outside the control of Baghdad. The region gained its own flag and even its own currency and National Anthem. Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, (Arabic ), born April 28, 1937 , was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... A no-fly zone is a territory over which aircraft (or unauthorized aircraft) are not permitted to fly. ... The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is a Kurdish political party led by Massoud Barzani. ... The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) (est 1975) (Kurdish: Yaketi Nishtimani Kurdistan) // Mission The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has been working for self-determination, human rights, democracy and peace for the Kurdish people of Iraq, since its establishment in 1 June 1975. ... Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (Arabic: , Persian: بغداد (Meaning in Persian : from angels) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Province. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ...

Elections held in June 1992 produced an inconclusive outcome, with the assembly divided almost equally between the two main parties and their allies. This led to tensions which ultimately sparked violence and the collapse of the autonomous government. Heavy fighting broke out on several occasions, in May 1994, September 1996, and November 1997, killing thousands. The region was effectively partitioned between the two parties. Saddam Hussein reasserted some power through assisting the KDP to capture Arbil in 1996, but was generally kept at arms' length by a combination of Kurdish strength and US-UK air patrols. In 7 January 2006 the controlled region of the two parties merged. On May 19, 1992, elections were held to the Kurdistan National Assembly, the parliament of the Kurdish Autonomous Region in Iraq. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arbil (Arabic: , arbīl; also written Erbil or Irbil), or Hewlêr (Kurdish), is one of the large cities in Iraq. ...

Kurdistan Regional Government

Since 1992, the Kurdistan Regional Government has been based in Erbil. The KRG has a parliament, called the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly, and a cabinet composed of the KDP and its allies (Iraqi Communist Party). Nechervan Idris Barzani has been prime minister of the KRG since 1999. Meanwhile, the provisional capital of the PUK-controlled area was in As Sulaymaniyah further south. In 7 January 2006 the controled region of the two paries merged. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Since its foundation in 1934, the Iraqi Communist Party (in Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي العراقي) has dominated the left in Iraqi politics. ... Nechervan Idris Barzani, a grandson of KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) founder Mustafa Barzani and nephew of the current Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, was born in 1966 in Iraqi Kurdistan. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sulaymānīyah (السليمانية) is a city in the southeast of greater Kurdistan and the northeast of Iraq, located at 35. ...

The main Kurdish parties and peshmerga collaborated with the Coalition during the 2003 invasion of Iraq that led to Hussein's overthrow, and came to be represented in the Iraqi governing council. The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period recognized the autonomy of the Kurdistan Regional Government during the interim between "full sovereignty" and the adoption of a permanent constitution. Peshmerga, peshmarga or peshmerge (Kurdish: pêşmerge) is the term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters, they have been labelled by some as freedom fighters. ... Combatants United States, United Kingdom, Australia, other nations Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength Casualties The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20, consisting primarily of United States and United Kingdom forces; 98% of the forces came from these two countries, although numerous other nations also participated. ... The Iraqi Governing Council. ... The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period is the current Iraqi constitution signed on March 8, 2004 by the Iraq Interim Governing Council. ... The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Iraqi constitution of 2005. ... The current constitution of Iraq was approved by an October 15, 2005 ratification vote. ...

The Kurdistan Regional Government currently has de facto authority over the provinces of Erbil, Dohuk, and Suleimaniya, as well as parts of Diyala and Ninawa. The KRG also claims Kirkuk (at-Ta'mim) province and larger parts of Diyala and Ninawa. This article is about the province of Iraq. ... Dahuk (also referred to as Dohuk) (Arabic: دهوك , Kurdish: Duhok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. ... As Sulaymānīyah province is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdish Autonomous Region. ... Diyala is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Iraq. ... Ninawa (in Arabic: نینوا ,in kurdish: Neynewa ) in Assyrian: Nineve is a governorate (province) in Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. ... At Tamim is a province of the nation of Iraq. ...

The future of the autonomous region is not wholly clear. The Kurds' strong desire to retain their hard-won autonomy means that it is likely that some kind of federal or at least highly devolved political system will be implemented, with the Kurdish Autonomous Region continuing to exist in some form. One particularly difficult issue yet to be resolved is the future boundaries of the region. Many Kurds wish it to be expanded to include the largely Kurdish cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, but this is complicated by the large Assyrian, Turkmen and Arab populations of both cities and the opposition of Turkey, which is concerned about the region's potential to break away from Iraq (with possible consequences for its own Kurdish minority). Mosul (36°22′N 43°07′E; Arabic: , Kurdish: Mûsil, Assyrian: ܢܝܢܘܐ Nîněwâ) is a city in northern Iraq. ... Kirkuk city centre. ... This article concerns the Assyrian people. ... -1...

The Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan won a commanding majority in the Kurdistan National Assembly election on 30 January 2005, as well as 75 seats in the federal National Assembly of the Iraqi Transitional Government. The Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan is the name of the electoral coalition first presented as a united Kurdish list in the January 2005 election in Iraq. ... Elections to the Kurdistan National Assembly, the parliament of the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the national Iraqi election and elections to the provincial councils. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Iraqi Transitional Government replaced the Iraqi Interim Government of 2004. ...

In the wake of the ratification of the Iraqi constitution in October 2005, it seems likely that Iraqi Kurdistan will reconstitute itself as a Region under the new constitutional framework. Kirkuk's status with respect to the Region should, under that framework, be decided by a simple majority vote in the province. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Iraqi constitution of 2005. ... The current constitution of Iraq was approved by an October 15, 2005 ratification vote. ... At Tamim is a province of the nation of Iraq. ...

Timeline of the Kurdish uprising

• 1992 March 5th the city of Rania
• 1992 March 5th the city of Sulaymania
• 1992 March 21st-22nd the most symbolic city of Kirkuk

See also

• List of places in Iraq
• Provinces of Iraq
• Kurdistan
• Autonomous Region
• The Other Iraq

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External links

• Kurdish Regional Government
• Kurdistan - The Other Iraq
• Kurdistan Development CorporationRepubliek_Zuid_Koerdistan Dutch