Question

The Kurds’ quest for ethnic has created tension and conflict in Southwest Asia.

Answer 1

The Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group of the Middle East and they live mostly in north-western Iran, northern Iraq, south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria. Their culture and customs are considered very close to those of the Iranian people.

In the recent times, Kurdish nationalist movements seeking greater autonomy and cultural rights, have created conflict and tension in south-west Asia.

Kurdish population in the world, is estimated to be less than 45 million.