Bahdinan region

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The Bahdinan region is a historical and cultural area in northern Iraqi Kurdistan traditionally associated with the Behdini-speaking Kurds.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Badinan region 1
Bahdinan region canonical 1
Barwar region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
associatedLanguage Behdini dialect of Kurmanji Kurdish
borderedBy Syria
Turkey
other parts of Iraqi Kurdistan
containsCity Akre
Amedi
Duhok
Shekhan
Zakho
containsDistrict Duhok Governorate
linked to: Duhok

parts of Nineveh Governorate
country Iraq
culturalIdentity Behdini Kurdish culture
ethnicGroup Kurds
governedWithin Kurdistan Regional Government
hasAlternativeName Badinan
linked to: Badînî

Bahdinan
linked to: Bahdini
historicalLanguage Kurmanji Kurdish
linked to: Kurmanji
historicallyRuledBy Bahdinan Emirate
historicalPeriod Ottoman era
linked to: Ottoman period

medieval era
knownFor Behdini oral traditions
Kurdish cultural heritage
mountainous terrain
locatedIn Iraqi Kurdistan
linked to: Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region of Iraq
northern Iraq
partOf Greater Kurdistan
linked to: Kurdistan

Kurdistan
religion Christianity
Islam
Yazidism
traditionalInhabitants Behdini-speaking Kurds
linked to: Northern Kurdish

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Behdini region Bahdinan region
Barwar dialect spokenIn Barwar region
linked to: Bahdinan region
Badinî namedAfter Badinan region
linked to: Bahdinan region