Kurdish Research Archive

Welcome to the Kurdish Research Archive, a collection of preliminary research studies on Kurdish culture, history, and language.

The archive currently has 288 overviews totaling 22,212 sources.

Afrin Geography of Afrin Geology Climate Culture Dengbêj Kurdish History Regional History Kurdish Relations Linguistics Literature Mythology and Legends of the Kurds Ottoman Sultan Series Research Religion Yezidi

Afrin

Afrin and Cyrrhestica in Roman Times
Afrin and its Relationship with its Neighbors French Mandate until 2010
Afrin Architecture
Afrin during the Muslim Conquest
Bronze Age Afrin
Cemîl Horo
The Climate of Afrin - from Pre-Historic Times until 2010
Defining Kurd Dagh
The Economic History of Afrin
El Tico - the Kurdish Story Teller from Afrin
Geology of Afrin
Historic Moments in the History of Afrin
The History of Afrin
The History of Agricultural Practices in Afrin until 2010
The History of Mount Lelun before 2010
The History of Smuggling in Afrin
Hyper-local Cultural Practices in Afrin
Kurdish Depopulation Policies in Afrin Pre-2010
The Life of Prophet Hori the Man of Nebi Hori Not the Historic Site
The most Famous People from Afrin - Past and Present - before 2010
Mrwan Brakat - Jebel al-Akrad History and Geography
Northern Syria from the Black Death to the Ottoman Conquest (c. 1300-1517)
Qurbet Gurbeti Nawar People of Aleppo and Afrin
The Regional Ties of Afrin before the French Mandate Period
Saint Simeon Stylites
Unique Aspects of Afrini Kurds
Villages of Afrin
Why so many Villages are Abandoned in Afrin

Peoples of Afrin

Afrin Alevis Before 2010
Afrin-Aleppo Relations
The Arameans in Afrin
Armenian Accounts of Afrin
Armenians of Afrin
Assyrian Influence in the Afrin Region
Circassians of Afrin
Events that Led to the Migrations to Afrin from Ottoman Times until 2010
Events that Led to the Migrations to Afrin until Ottoman Times
How did the Baath regime in Syria Bring Arabs to Afrin and Displace Others
Hurrian and Hittite Afrin Remnants
The Hurrians in Afrin
Minorities of Afrin
People Migrations of Afrin, Syria from the 15th - 17th Centuries
Saint Maron of Afrin
The Settlement of Afrin
Sufism in Afrin
Theodoret of Cyrrhus
Tribes of Afrin
What was the Ethnic Makeup of Afrin in its Hellenistic and Roman Periods

Ottoman Afrin

Afrin and the Surrounding Region in Ottoman Times
Life in Ottoman Afrin
Sheikh Said Rebellion

Places of Afrin

Afrin's Historic Sites
Ain Dara Temple
Dead Cities of Afrin
Eblas Connection with Afrin
Fafertin Church
The History Nebi Hori
Jebel Seman region of the Dead Cities
The Specific History of the Meydan region of Afrin

Explorers

Early Accounts and Explorers of the Kurd Dagh
Explorers who passed through the Afrin region before the French Mandate Period
Gertrude Bell
Roger Lescot
What Gertrude Bell Wrote about Afrin and the Surrounding Area

French Mandate Period

Afrin in the French Mandate Period

Kilis

Afrin - Kilis Relations
The History of Kilis

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Geography of Afrin

Amuq Plain
The Biosphere of Afrin Syria
Dederiyeh Cave
Geography of Afrin
Geography of Afrin and Connection with its History
The Geography, Lifeways, and Culture of Afrin

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Geology

The Formation of Tells or City Mounds
How Limestone affects Civilizations around it
The Importance of Limestone in Culture
Limestone and Ancient Architecture
Limestone Massifs

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Climate

The Causes of Syrias 2006-2010 Drought
The Climate History of the Ancient Middle East
The Climate History of the Ancient Middle East and how it Affected Politics
The Climate History of the Middle East until 2010
The Köppen System
The Climate of Rebellion in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire by Sam White
The Little Ice Age in the Middle East and Syria
The Roman Warm Period

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Culture

Anthropological Studies of Kurdish Peoples and their Findings
The Faravahar Symbol
History of Kurdish Nowruz
How do Kurds Remember and Retain their History
How have Mountains affected the lifeways of the Kurds
How have Mountains affected the Peoples of the Middle East
Kurdish Clothes
Kurdish Culture before Modern Times
Kurdish Dabke
Kurdish Dance
Kurdish Female Traditions
Kurdish Food
Kurdish Gender Relations
Kurdish Jewelry Traditions
Kurdish Male Traditions
Kurdish Oral Traditions
Kurdish Shamanism
Kurdish Social Organization
Kurdish Tattoos
Kurdish Traditions before Modern Times
Kurdish Traditions shared by other Cultures
Kurdish Wedding Traditions before Modern Times
Mountain Kurds and Plains Kurds
Nomadic Kurdish Life before Modern Times
Pre-Modern Kurdish Village Life
Traditions of Kurdish Nowruz Past and Present
Traditions of the Kurds

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Dengbêj

Ayşe Şan
Kurdish Dengbej
Stanbej
Zarbêj

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Kurdish History

Alalakh
Ancient connections between the Lurs and the Kurds
Carchemish
The Celali Rebellions
Dimdim Castle
Dr Leonard Woolley
Famines of the 19th and 20th century in Kurdistan
Famous Kurdish Places
Famous Kurdish Tribes in History
Famous Kurds in History
History of Kurdish Nationalism
Kay Khosrow
The Kurdish Epic of Dimdim Castle
The Kurdish Jews
Kurdish Oral History
The mid-17th-century RozhîkîBitlis revolt led by Abdal Khan Emir of Bitlis
Mihemed Emîn Zekî
The Origins of the Kurds
The Qamishli Uprising
Republic of Ararat
The Scythians
Tanzimat Reforms
Ugarit
Why do Kurds say theyre Descendants of the Medes

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Regional History

Ahl al-Bayt
The Amorites
The Assyrians from their Origins to the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
The Babylonians from their Origins to the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
The Commagene Kingdom
Deyako of the Medes
Elam and the Elamites
The Guti
The History of the Arameans
The History of the Ayyubid Dynasty
The History of the Sassanids
Howard Crosby Butler
The Hulagu
The Hurrians
The Kassites
Kayanian Dynasty
Lokman Hakim
The Lurs and Luristan
The Mamluks
The Mari Archives
Mari Syria
The Mitanni
The Origins of the Ottoman Empire
Pre-Historic Life in the Middle East
The Rise and Fall of the Neo-Sumerian Empire
The Safavids
The Seleucid Empire
The Seljuks
The Tat People
William Biddulph
Yamhad

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Alalakh Timeline and Regional Connections

Kurdish Relations

Armenian-Kurdish Relations
Jewish Life in Pre-1948 Kurdistan
Kurdish Relationship with Assyrians: Past and Present
Kurdish Relationship with Circassians
Kurdish Relationship with Jews Before 2010
The Kurdish Relationship with the Middle East
Kurdish Relationship with Turkmen - Past and Present
Kurds and Ottoman Relations (Political Focus)
The Kurds Relationship with Arabs in Kurdistan Past and Present
The Kurds Relationship with Greeks Past and Present
The Kurds Relationship with Iranians Past and Present
The Kurds Relationship with Minorities in Kurdistan Past and Present
The Kurds Relationship with the Soviet Union
The Kurds Relationship with Turks in Kurdistan Past and Present
Minorities in Kurdistan
The Relationship between Yazidis and non-Yazidi Kurds before 2013

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Linguistics

The Evolution of Ottoman Turkish
The Native and Second Languages Spoken by Kurds throughout History
The Origins and Influences of Kurmanji Kurdish
Themes and Etymologies of Kurdish Proverbs
What Styles of Ottoman Turkish are most Used in Documents about Afrin Syria
Written Styles of Ottoman Turkish of the Centuries

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Literature

Die heiligen Bücher der Jeziden and the Figure of Sheikh 'Adî
Famous Kurdish literary Figures
Famous Kurdish Literature
Kurdish Relationship with Literature
Kurdish relationship with Poetry
The Sharafname Itself
The Sherefname

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Mythology and Legends of the Kurds

Connections of Kurdish Myths and Legends with the Myths and Legends of other Cultures and Peoples
Famous Dengbej of Afrin
Famous Kurdish Epics
Famous Stories Epics and Legends of Afrin
Kawa the Blacksmith
Kurdish Legends
Kurdish Mythology
The Kurds and Djin
Mem u Zin
Shahmaran

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Ottoman Sultan Series

Osman I (c. 1299 – c. 1324) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Orhan c 1324 1362 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Murad I 1362 1389 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Bayezid I 1389 1402 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
The Ottoman Interregnum (20 July 1402 – 5 July 1413)
Mehmed I 1413 1421 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Murad II 1421 1444 1446 1451 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mehmed II 1444 1446 1451 1481 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Bayezid II 1481 1512 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Selim I (1512 – 1520) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Suleiman I 1520 1566 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Selim II 1566 1574 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Murad III 1574 1595 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mehmed III 1595 1603 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Ahmed I 1603 1617 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mustafa I (1617 – 1618; 1622 – 1623) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Osman II (1618 – 1622) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Murad IV (1623 – 1640) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Ibrahim (1640 – 1648) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mehmed IV (1648 – 1687) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Suleiman II (1687 – 1691) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Ahmed II (1691 – 1695) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mustafa II (1695 – 1703) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Ahmed III (1703 – 1730) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mahmud I (1730 – 1754) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Osman III (1754 – 1757) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mustafa III (1757 – 1774) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Abdul Hamid I (1774 – 1789) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Selim III (1789 – 1807) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mustafa IV (1807 – 1808) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mahmud II (1808 – 1839) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Abdulmejid I (1839 – 1861) and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Abdulaziz 1861 1876 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Murad V 1876 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Abdul Hamid II 1876 1909 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mehmed V 1909 1918 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Mehmed VI 1918 1922 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule
Abdulmejid II 1922 1924 and the Ottoman Empire during his rule

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Research

Archives Most Likely to Contain Information about the History of Afrin
Archives that would have Information about Afrin that are Freely Accessible Online
Famous Studies using Micohistory Methodology
Gaps in Kurdish Oral History Research
How Micohistory Methodology can be used when Researching the Oral History of Afrin
How to do Archival Research
Kurdish Institute of Paris
The Most Important Kurdish Archives in Germany
Researching Afrin or Kurd Dagh at the Archives Kurdish Institute of Paris
Significant Gaps in the Academic Record Concerning Afrin Syria
Significant Gaps in the Academic Record in Kurdish Oral History
What can be found in the Archives Kurdish Institute of Paris
What Research has Already been done on the Kurdish Oral History
What Research has Already been done on the Oral History of Afrin

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Religion

Alevi Kurds
Alevism
Ana Cult in Kurdish Religion
DIfferences between Druze and other Branches of Islam
Kurdish or Proto-Kurdish Relationship with Mithraism
Kurdish Relationship with Gnosticism
Kurdistan Before Islam: A Religious History
Kurds and Christianity
Kurds and Islam
Kurds and Islam, Alternate Version
Kurds and Sufism
Manichaeism
The Medes and Christianity
Minority and Niche Religions of the Kurds
Non-Abrahamic Religions of the Kurds
Rifai Sufism
The Roman Mysteries of Mithras
Sufism
What is Gnosticism
Yarsanism

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Yezidi

The History of Lalish
Is there a special relationship or connection between the Jews and Yazidis
The Unique History of the Yazidis
Yezidi Oral Tradition and Late Antique Religious Motifs, by Eszter Spät
Yezidis of Afrin

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