Nashville's Little Kurdistan
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ethnic_group
|
| gptkbp:annualEvent |
Newroz (Kurdish New Year) celebrations
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:demographics |
primarily Kurdish immigrants and descendants
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nashville's Little Kurdistan
|
| gptkbp:immigrationWave |
began in the 1970s
increased after Gulf War |
| gptkbp:languageSpoken |
English
Kurdish |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Nashville
gptkb:Tennessee |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
featured in The New York Times
featured in NPR featured in The Tennessean |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Kurdish-owned businesses
largest Kurdish community in the United States Kurdish cultural centers Kurdish mosques Kurdish restaurants |
| gptkbp:organization |
Kurdish American Youth Organization
Kurdish Cultural Institute Kurdish Pride Gang |
| gptkbp:population |
approximately 15,000 Kurds
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Little_Kurdistan
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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