<Tr> <Th> Largest cities </Th> <Td> Erbil (Hawler) Diyarbakır (Amed) Kermanshah (Kirmashan) Kirkuk (Kerkuk) Sulaymaniyah (Slemani) Urfa (Riha) Sanandaj (Sine) Van (Wan) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. krd </Td> </Tr> <P> Kurdistan (/ ˌkɜːrdɪˈstæn, ˈstɑːn /; Kurdish: کوردستان ‎ (ˌkʊɾdɯˈstɑːn) (listen); lit . "homeland of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo - cultural historical region wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population and Kurdish culture, languages and national identity have historically been based . Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges . The territory corresponds to Kurdish irredentist claims . </P> <P> Contemporary use of the term refers to the following areas: southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), northern Iraq (Southern Kurdistan), northwestern Iran (Eastern Kurdistan) and northern Syria (Rojava or Western Kurdistan). Some Kurdish nationalist organizations seek to create an independent nation state consisting of some or all of these areas with a Kurdish majority, while others campaign for greater autonomy within the existing national boundaries . </P>

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