Religion in Kurdistan

Kurdistan is a geographical region in West Asia where the Kurdish people have historically constituted the majority of the population. It spans parts of southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria; Kurdish autonomy exists in Iraq and Syria, but not in Iran and Turkey. The dominant religion in Kurdistan is Sunni Islam. Other religious traditions that are prominent in the region include Shia Islam, Yazidism, Yarsanism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity, while Judaism was also a significant minority religion in Kurdistan until the Jewish exodus from the Muslim world in the 20th century.

According to a 2016 estimate by the Kurdish Institute of Paris, Kurdistan's total population is approximately 34.5 million people, including Kurds, Turks, Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians, and Yazidis, among other ethnic groups contributing to the region's religious variety.

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