Kurds in Iraq
کوردانی عێراق Kurdanî Êraq العراقيين الكرد | |
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Flag of Kurdistan Region | |
| Total population | |
| Estimated 13.8% - 16% or 15% - 20% of the total population of Iraq | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kurdistan Region: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, Halabja Disputed territories of Northern Iraq: Kirkuk, Nineveh, Diyala | |
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| Religion | |
| Predominantly: Sunni Islam Minority: Yazidism, Shia Islam |
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The Iraqi Kurds (Kurdish: Kurdanî Êraq \ کوردانی عێراق, Arabic: أكراد العراق) are the second largest ethnic group of Iraq. They traditionally speak the Kurdish languages of Sorani, Kurmanji, Feyli and also Gorani.
Historically, Kurds in Iraq have experienced varying degrees of autonomy and marginalization. While the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) proposed Kurdish independence, this was never implemented, and Iraqi Kurds were incorporated into the modern state of Iraq. Following the withdrawal of the Iraqi Army from the Kurdistan Region in 1991, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was established, granting the region a degree of self-governance. Iraqi Kurdistan remains a significant political and cultural entity within Iraq.