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Kurmanji (Kurdish: Kurmancî, also called Bahdini in Iraq and Shikaki in Iran) is the major Kurdish dialect spoken in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, the ex-Soviet states and by Kurds living in Central Asia. It is spoken by vast majority of Kurdish speakers. It is the only dialect spoken in all four parts of Kurdistan. The Kurdish language is a language spoken in the region called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...

Kurmanji dialect which uses the Latin Script^{[citation needed]} is the most common dialect of the Kurdish language and spoken by 80% of all Kurds. The Latin script in which Kurdish is written in Kurdistan of Turkey and Syria, as well as in exile communities in Europe and the United States of America, Canada and Australia is based on Jaladet Bedirkhan's (Celadet Bedirxan) alphabet.

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Turkey

Spoken by 90% of the Kurds living there. Except for the regions of (some parts of Elazığ, Bingöl and Dêrsîm).

Syria

Iraq

45% of the Kurds in Iraq. In the region of Badinan (cities of Duhok, Zakho, Amedi, Sinjar, Akre, Barzan and in Mosul, Kurmanji is spoken). Badinan is a district in the north of Iraqi Kurdistan region in Iraq. ... Dahuk, Dohuk or Duhok may refer to: Iraq: Dahuk, Iraq Dahuk Governorate This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Zakho (Kurdish: Zaxo,Arabic: Ø²Ø§Ø®Ùˆ) is a city in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, near the border with Turkey. ... Amedi is a small Kurdish city in the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq. ... Sinjar is a small town in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, with an estimate population in the 2006 census of about 39,875 residents [1]. The wall and other evidence at a huge mound in northeastern Syria known as Tell Hamoukar indicate a complex government dating back at least... Aqrah (Arabic: â€Ž; also spelled Akre) is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, 120 km from the Dahuk Governorate. ... It is the birthplace of Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Iran

40% of the Iranian Kurds in cities such as Urmia, Maku, Khoy and as well as Kurds living in Khorasan province speak Kurmanji. Map of Iran showing location of Urmia. ... Maku is a city in the West Azarbaijan province of Iran. ... Khoy (Ø®ÙˆÛŒ in Persian and Xoy in Kurdish), also spelt Khoi or Khvoy, is a city in West Azarbaijan, Iran. ... Khorasan (Persian: Ø®Ø±Ø§Ø³Ø§Ù†) (also transcribed as Khurasan and Khorassan; Horasan in Turkish) is a region located in eastern Iran. ...

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In Kurdistan of Iraq (south Kurdistan), Soranî (Southern Kurdish) is spoken by around 15% of the Kurds, which makes up around 6 million people. Central Kurdish dialects group, also called Soraní, is the language of a plurality of Kurds in Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdistan in Iran) and Southern Kurdistan (Kurdistan in Iraq), with about 8 million speakers. ...

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