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Kurdish calendar

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See also: Iranian calendars

The Kurdish calendar[1][2][3][4][5] is a calendar used in the Kurdistan region of Iraq alongside the Islamic and Gregorian calendar.[6]

History

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The start of the calendar is marked by the Battle of Nineveh, a conquest of the Assyrians by the Medes in 612 BC.[1][4][3]

Months

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The names for the months are often derived from society's events in that month.[7]

Order Days Native Script Romanized Likely Meaning
1 31 خاکەلێوە Xakelêwe
2 31 گوڵان Gullan Likely derived from the Kurdish word 'Gul' meaning flower.
3 31 زەردان Zerdan / Cozerdan
4 31 پووشپەڕ Puşperr
5 31 گەلاوێژ Gelawêj Named after the Gelawêj star (Sirius) that becomes visible in this month.
6 31 خەرمانان Xermanan Likely derived from the word Kurdish word 'Xerm' meaning warm.
7 30 بەران Beran / Razbar
8 30 گێزان Xezan / Khazalawar
9 30 ﺳﺎﺮﺍﻦ Saran / Sermawez
10 30 بەفران Befran / Befranbar Likely derived from the word 'Befr' meaning snow.
11 30 ڕێبەندان Rêbendan
12 29/30 ڕەشەمە Reşeme

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Kirmanj 2014, pp. 367–384.
  2. ^ Hirschler 2001, pp. 145–166.
  3. ^ a b Rafaat 2016, pp. 488–504.
  4. ^ a b Elis 2004, pp. 193.
  5. ^ O'Leary, McGarry & Ṣāliḥ 2005, p. 176.
  6. ^ Kirmanj 2014, pp. 372–373.
  7. ^ Roshani n.d.

Bibliography

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  • Elis, Hadi (2004). "The Kurdish demand for statehood and the future of Iraq". The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies. 29 (2): 145–166.
  • Hirschler, K. (2001). "Defining the Nation: Kurdish Historiography in Turkey in the 1990s" (PDF). Middle Eastern Studies. 37 (3). Informa UK Limited: 145–166. doi:10.1080/714004406. ISSN 0026-3206. S2CID 59445286.
  • Kirmanj, Sherko (2014-07-15). "Kurdish History Textbooks: Building a Nation-State within a Nation-State". The Middle East Journal. 68 (3): 367–384. doi:10.3751/68.3.12. ISSN 0026-3141. S2CID 144636394.
  • O'Leary, Brendan; McGarry, John; Ṣāliḥ, Khālid (2005). The future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-3870-2. OCLC 57001883.
  • Rafaat, Aram (2016-03-07). "The fundamental characteristics of the Kurdish nationhood project in modern Iraq". Middle Eastern Studies. 52 (3). Informa UK Limited: 488–504. doi:10.1080/00263206.2015.1124415. ISSN 0026-3206. S2CID 147220842.
  • Roshani, Dilan (n.d.). "Kurdish calendar". Kurdistanica. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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