Shimshal Music Instrument It is known by other names such as Shabab (wooden Shimshal used by Yazidis), Nay (reed Shimshal), Kawal (wooden Shimshal like Yazidi's Shabab and nowadays they pl...

The song lyric "Zambil Firosh" written by the great Kurdish artist, Shivan Perver, is very similar to the lyric of an opera due to its unique form. Just like opera where the characters play...

There are many famous personalities, writers, and politicians who, after being separated from their homeland, fall into a new state of life due to the new situation and the domination of the atmosphe...

Lazgin Ktebchiyan Who is Yilmaz Goney to us? In order to answer this question, we need to know who is Yilmaz Goney. He is an exiled man. Like most Kurdish people from Kurdistan, he was exiled ...

Machko Tea House is the most famous tea house in Erbil and has been the center of writers and artists for decades. Initially, the cafe was located in the bazaar but later moved to the foothills of Er...

In Kurdish dance, Sarchopi has a significant meaning, it shows Kurds' happiness. The way the dancers stamp their feet on the ground in this dance indicates their love for their land and the philo...

Fate Rash is the nickname of Aisha Khanm, daughter of Haji Osman Bag, is from Andirin, Qaraman Marash province, and is the head of one of the largest tribes in the North part of Kurdistan. After the ...

Kurdistan has many important hills and mounds. Due to the high settlement, the passage of many years, and the geological age of Kurdistan regions, the hills are steep and downhill due to the differen...

The artist "Fetaneh Welidi", the daughter of "Sharif Welidi", was born in April 1967 in Sna (Sanandaj), East part of Kurdistan. Her father was both a violinist and a singer at the...

Douzala This instrument has other names such as Jout Zala (Zouzala, Jizala), Chouzala, Touzala, Dizala, Shazband, Dounay, Zambara, and Qushma. It belongs to the wooden instruments with &q...