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The hêro is known and celebrated as a flower of the Kurds. It is widespread in most regions of Kurdistan, especially from the south to the north of the Zagros. Because of its loveliness and delicacy it has long been on the lips of poets and singers, and its beauty makes it one of the most prized and
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Essays on Kurdish names, language and the land.
The Importance of Names and the Kurds: Restoration
Part 8 of 8 inThe Importance of Names and the KurdsPlace names in Turkey, Syria and Iraq have been officially changed, but they have survived in the local dialects and in the people’s memory, and in some places they are coming…
Weysî Silêman Elî · 12 November 2026 · 5 min read
Part 7 of 8The Importance of Names and the Kurds: Loss
Before we come to the subject of the loss of names, we must set the phenomenon of the changing of names and surnames in a proper framework; it is…
3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Part 6 of 8The Importance of Names and the Kurds: Veering
The word “varîbûn” is made up of two parts: “varî”, which means turning off the road and corresponds to the English word “veer”, and “-bûn”, which…
29 October 2026 · 6 min read