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{{location map~ |Syria |lat= 36.235135|long= 37.147865|label= <small>Sheikh Maqsoud</small>|position=right}} |
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{{location map~ |Syria |lat= 36.230774 |long=37.13911 |label= <small>Ashrafiyeh</small>|position=left}} |
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{{location map~ |Syria |lat= 37.056342 |long= 41.782612 |label= <small>Al Qus</small>|position=bottom}} |
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{{location map~ |Syria |lat= 37.056342 |long= 41.782612 |label= <small>Al Qos</small>|position=bottom}} |
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'''Syrian Kurdistan'''<ref></ref> or '''Western Kurdistan''' refers to an area in the Middle East, located in northern and north-eastern Syria. The term is a Kurdish nationalist description of a geographic area, historically populated by Kurds, and included in the Syrian state by French Mandatory authorities following WWI. Since 2012, much of the Syrian Kurdistan came to be controlled by Kurdish militant groups as part of the ]. |
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'''Syrian Kurdistan'''<ref></ref> or '''Western Kurdistan''' refers to an area in the Middle East, located in northern and north-eastern Syria. The term is a Kurdish nationalist description of a geographic area, historically populated by Kurds, and included in the Syrian state by French Mandatory authorities following WWI. Since 2012, much of the Syrian Kurdistan came to be controlled by Kurdish militant groups as part of the ]. |
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Contemporary use of Kurdistan refers to parts of eastern ] (]), northern ] (]), northwestern Iran (]) and northern ] (]) inhabited mainly by Kurds.<ref></ref> |
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Contemporary use of Kurdistan refers to parts of eastern ] (]), northern ] (]), northwestern Iran (]) and northern ] (]) inhabited mainly by Kurds.<ref></ref> |
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Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern ] and the eastern ] mountain ranges,<ref>, ] Concise.</ref> and covers small portions of ]. |
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Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern ] and the eastern ] mountain ranges,<ref>, ] Concise.</ref> and covers small portions of ]. |
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