The flowers of Kurdistan, by their Kurdish names.

Every flower with its names in each Kurdish dialect, when it blooms, and its story.

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Thursday 15 October

Iris
IrisIrisKurmanji: Sûsin

Because of their many colours and their fragrance, irises have found a place everywhere. For a long time they have been used to make medicines. They are very useful in the lives of all peoples: their fragrance is used to make floral water (gulav), and the floral water of Riha (Urfa) was famous throu

Did you know?It is related to the gladiolus and saffron crocus.
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