THIS IS KURDISTAN

I spent the past two years gathering videos capturing all parts of Kurdistan in order to create this film. This was a very time consuming project, for good quality videos shot in Kurdistan are not easy to come by. This carefully put together film consists of fragments selected from over one thousand videos, some short and some very lengthy, shot in at least eight different languages and in four different countries. For these reasons, imperfections should be expected – I am not a professional editor by any means and I was solely responsible for this entire project.

With this film, I hope to introduce Kurdistan, the native homeland of the ancient Kurdish Nation, to the best of my abilities. Kurdistan is 'Ground Zero of History', for it was here where mankind first cultivated land, domesticated animals, built cities, invented the written language, and worshiped Gods. Indeed, it was also here where the Prophet Abraham first saw light, where the Garden of Eden and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are believed to have been, and where the Ark of Noah landed. These lands have given rise to villains and heroes, kings and queens, prophets and apostates, and poets and musicians since the dawn of history. And the Kurds, first attested as 'Gutians' during the Era of Akkad, have called these lands their home for over 5,000 years.

Kurdistan exists. This is Kurdistan.

© 2019/2020 – KURDISH HERITAGE.

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Contents of this video:

00:00:00 - NORTH-KURDISTAN / Bakurê Kurdistanê / باکووری کوردستان
00:00:30 - Amed / Diyarbakir / ئامەد
00:02:43 - Agirî / Bazîd / Doğubayazıt / بازید
00:03:22 - Bêlqîs / Nizip / نیزیپ
00:03:33 - Bidlîs / Bitlis / بدلیس
00:04:00 - Bîrecîk / Bêrecûg / بێرەجووک
00:04:21 - Çewlîg / Çewlik / Bingöl / Çolig / چەولیگ
00:05:15 - Cizîr / Cizre Botan / جزیر
00:06:28 - Colemêrg / Hakkâri / جۆلەمێرگ
00:07:45 - Dersim / Mamekiye / Tunceli / مامەکی
00:09:02 - Dîlok / Antep / گازی_ئانتەپ
00:09:31 - Dîvrîgî / Dêwrığe / دیوریغی
00:10:11 - Elcewaz & Elezîz, Xarpêt / Harput / Elazig / خارپێت
00:10:54 - Êlih / Batman / ئێلح
00:11:06 - Erdêxan / Ardahan / ئەردەھان
00:11:49 - Erzîrom / Erzurum / ئەرزیڕۆم
00:12:04 - Erzingan / Erzincan / ئەرزگان
00:12:30 - Farqîn / Silvan / فارقین
00:13:13 - Gurgum / Maras / مەرعەش
00:13:32 - Heskîf / Hasankeyf / حەسکیف
00:14:29 - Meletî / Malatya / مەلەتی
00:16:37 - Mêrdîn & Dara / Mardin / مێردین
00:18:01 - Midyad / Midyat / مدیاد
00:18:23 - Mor Hananyo / Dayrulzafaran Monastery
00:18:40 - Mor Gabriel Monastery
00:18:51 - Mûş / Mus / مووش
00:19:10 - Nisêbîn / Nusaybin / نسێبین
00:19:24 - Qers & Ani / Kars / Կարս / قەرس
00:20:05 - Qoser / Kiziltepe / قزل‌تپه
00:20:20 - Riha / Urfa / Edessa / ڕحا
00:20:58 - Girê Mirazan / Gobekli Tepe / خرابرەشک
00:21:09 - Herran / Harran / حەڕان
00:21:21 - Sawur / Savur / Stewr / ساوور
00:21:32 - Semsûr / Adiyaman / سەمسوور
00:22:19 - Sêrt and Tilo / Siirt and Tillo / سێرت
00:22:47 - Sêwrege / Soyregi / Siverek / سوێرەک
00:23:23 - Wan / Van / وان
00:24:41 - Xelat / Ahlat / خەلات
00:25:09 - Xelfetî / Halfeti / خەلفەتی
00:25:20 - EAST-KURDISTAN / Rojhilatê Kurdistanê / ڕۆژھەڵاتی کوردستان
00:25:30 - Sine / Sanandaj / سنە
00:26:51 - Bîcar / Bijar / بیجاڕ
00:27:25 - Bokan / Bukan / بۆکان
00:27:44 - Ciwanro / Javanrud / جوانڕۆ
00:28:11 - Hawraman / هه‌ورامان
00:30:22 - Îlam / ئیلام
00:31:14 - Kirmaşan / Kermanshah / کرماشان
00:32:35 - Kirmaşan, Kangavar / کەنگاوەر
00:32:45 - Kirmaşan, Bêstûn / Kermanshah, Bisotun
00:33:32 - Makû / ماکۆ
00:33:46 - Mehabad / مەھاباد
00:34:08 - Merîwan / Marivan / مەریوان
00:34:56 - Nexede / Naqadeh / نەغەدە
00:35:06 - Serdeşt / Sardasht / سەردەشت
00:35:13 - Seqiz / Saqqez / سه‌قز
00:35:25 - Textê Silêman / Takht-e Soleymān / تەختی سلێمان
00:35:34 - Ûrmiye / Urmia / ورمێ
00:36:26 - Xurramawe / Khorramabad / خورەماوە
00:36:50 - SOUTH- AND WEST-KURDISTAN / Başûr û Rojavayê Kurdistanê
00:37:00 - Hewlêr / Erbil / ھەولێر
00:38:40 - Akrê / ئاکرێ
00:39:24 - Elkîş / Alqosh, Nineveh (ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ) / ئەلقوش
00:40:22 - Amêdî / Amadiya / ئامێدی
00:41:18 - Barzan / بارزان
00:41:54 - Derbendîxan / Darbandikhan / دەربەندیخان
00:42:16 - Dihok / Duhok / دهۆک
00:42:58 - Efrîn / Afrin / عەفرین
00:44:43 - Helebce / Halabja / هەڵەبجە
00:45:07 - Hesîçe / Hasakah / حەسیچە
00:45:18 - Kelar / Kalar / کەلار
00:45:30 - Kerkûk / Kirkuk / کەرکووک
00:45:58 - Kobanê / Kobanî / کۆبانی
00:47:36 - Koye / Koy Sanjaq / کۆیە
00:48:10 - Lalişa Nûranî / Lalish / لالش
00:49:05 - Qamişlo / Qamishli / قامشلۆ
00:49:34 - Raniye / Ranya / ڕانیە
00:50:03 - Riwandiz / Rawandiz / ڕەواندز
00:50:34 - Şeqlawe / Shaqlawa / شەقڵاوە
00:50:51 - Silêmanî / Slemani / Sulaymaniyah / سلێمانی
00:52:59 - Soran / سۆران
00:53:15 - Şingal, Şengal / Sinjar / شنگال
00:54:09 - Xaneqîn / Khanaqin / خانەقین
00:54:27 - Zaxo / Zakho / زاخۆ
00:54:45 - KURDISTAN / کوردستان
01:00:29 - CREDITS