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KURDISTAN

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 951 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KURDISTAN , in the narrower sense, a See also:

province of See also:Persia, situated in the hilly districts between See also:Azerbaijan and See also:Kerman-shah, and extending to the See also:Turkish frontier on the W., and bounded on the E. by Gerrus and See also:Hamadan. In proportion to its See also:size and See also:population it pays a very small yearly See also:revenue —only about £14,000—due to the fact that a See also:great See also:part of the population consists of See also:wild and disorderly See also:nomad Kurds. Some of these nomads pass their winters in Turkish territory, and have their summer pasture-grounds in the See also:highlands of Kurdistan. This adds much to the difficulty of See also:collecting See also:taxation. The province is divided into sixteen districts, and its eastern part, in which the See also:capital is situated, is known as Ardelan. The capital is Senendij, usually known as Sinna (not Sihna, or Sahna, as some writers have it), situated 6o m. N.W. of Hamadan, in 350 15' N., 470 18' E., at an See also:elevation of J300 ft. The See also:city has a population of about 35,000 and manufactures great quantities of carpets and felts for the See also:supply of the province and for export. Some of the carpets are very See also:fine and expensive, rugs 2 yards by 12 costing £15 to £20. See also:Post and See also:telegraph offices have been established since 1879.

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