Kurds in Ukraine

Kurds in Ukraine
Курди в Україні
Kurdên Ûkraynayê
Total population
2,088 (2001 census)–25,000 (2004 estimation)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Crimea, Luhansk Oblast, Kherson Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv
Languages
Kurdish (Kurmanji), Ukrainian, Russian
Religion
Islam, Yezidism[2][3]

The Kurds in Ukraine (Ukrainian: Курди в Україні, romanizedKurdy v Ukrayini, Kurdish: Kurdên Ûkraynayê) form a part of the historically significant Kurdish population in the post-Soviet space, and are located mainly in the southern and eastern parts of the country. They descend from migrants and refugees from the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) and have had a presence in Ukraine since the early 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ a b Sergey Grabovsky (13 August 2004). ""Ми український народ: національно-етнічна мозаїка": Курди та ассирійці в Україні". Radio Svoboda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ Khana Omarkhali (2008). "On the Structure of the Yezidi Clan and Tribal System and its Terminology among the Yezidis of the Caucasus". The Journal of Kurdish Studies. VI: 104–119.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference momrik was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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