Kurdistan is a land, not a country on most maps. It is the area where many Kurds live, across parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Armenia.

Kurdistan庫德斯坦 is是 a land一塊土地, on most maps在大多數地圖上 not不是 a country一個國家. It它 is是 many Kurds live許多庫德人居住的 the area地區, across parts of橫跨 Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Armenia土耳其、伊朗、伊拉克、敘利亞、亞美尼亞的部分地方.

There is no independent state called Kurdistan that the whole world agrees on. Though actually, the picture is messier than that.

There is no沒有一個 called Kurdistan叫做庫德斯坦、 that the whole world agrees on全世界都認同的 independent state獨立國家. Though actually不過事實上, the picture情況 is messier than that比這複雜.

Northern Iraq has an official Kurdish region with its own government; people often call that Iraqi Kurdistan, and its main city is Erbil. Some Kurds want a full independent country; other people in those states strongly do not.

Northern Iraq北伊拉克 has有 an official Kurdish region一個官方庫德族地區, with its own government還有自己的政府; people often call人們常稱 that Iraqi Kurdistan那裡為伊拉克庫德斯坦, its main city它的主要城市 is是 Erbil艾比爾. Some Kurds有些庫德人 want想要 a full independent country一個完全獨立的國家; other people其他人 in those states在那些國家裡 strongly do not強烈不想.

So when you hear “Kurdistan,” ask what the speaker means: the wide cultural area, the Iraqi region, or a hoped-for state. The name is Kurd + -istan, a piece that means “land of.”

So when you hear所以當你聽到 “Kurdistan,”「庫德斯坦」時, ask要問 what the speaker means說話的人指的是什麼: the wide cultural area廣義的文化地區, the Iraqi region伊拉克那個地區, or a hoped-for state還是人們希望成立的國家. The name這個名字 is是 Kurd + -istanKurd加上-istan, a piece一個部分 that means意思是 “land of.”「...的土地」.