Kurds in Belgium

Kurdish people in Belgium

Ethnic group

Kurds in BelgiumTotal population

70,000 (2016 Kurdish Institute of Paris estimate[1])

Regions with significant populations
Brussels
Languages
Dutch, French and Kurdish
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kurdish diaspora

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Kurdish history and Kurdish culture

People

* List of Kurds

Population

* Homeland

* Kurdistan
* Turkey (Northern Kurdistan)
* Iran (Eastern Kurdistan)
* Iraq (Southern Kurdistan)
* Syria (Western Kurdistan)

* Diaspora

* Belgium
* Canada
* Caucasia (Armenia) (Azerbaijan) (Georgia)
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iraq
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
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* Palestine
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History

* Timeline of Kurdish uprisings

Ancient

Karduchian dynasties

Corduene
Zabdicene
Cyrtians
Moxoene

* Kayusids

Medieval

* Shahrizor
* Mir Jafar Dasni
* Aishanids
* Daisam
* Shaddadids
* Rawadids
* Hasanwayhids
* Annazids
* Marwanids
* Hadhabani
* Hazaraspids
* Ayyubids
* Zands
* Badlis
* Ardalan
* Badinan
* Soran
* Mokryan
* Baban

Modern

* Kurdistansky Uyezd
* Kurdish rebellions during World War I
* Simko Shikak revolt
* Koçgiri Rebellion
* Ararat rebellion
* Dersim Rebellion
* Kingdom of Kurdistan
* Kurdish Republic of Ararat
* Republic of Mahabad
* Al-Anfal campaign
* Kurdish Republic of Lachin
* Iraqi Kurdistan (Kurdistan Region)
* Iranian Kurdistan
* Turkish Kurdistan
* Syrian Kurdistan

Culture

* Clothing
* Cuisine
* Celebrations
* Dance
* Flag
* Folklore
* Historical sites
* Literature
* Music
* Organisations
* Philosophers

Languages

* Kurmanji
* Sorani
* Xwarin
* Zaza
* Laki
* Gorani

Religion

* Islam
* Spread
* Christianity
* Judaism
* Shabakism
* Yarsanism
* Yazdânism
* Yazidism
* Zoroastrianism

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Kurds in Belgium are Kurds living in Belgium. The number of Kurds is estimated between 7,100 and 25,000. Most Belgian Kurds live in the capital Brussels.

In 1993, population of Kurds in Belgium was estimated as 12,000 by Kurdish Institute of Paris (KIP).[2] Today, KIP estimates the same number as 70,000. Almost all Kurds in Belgium are Muslim.

Kurdish Institute of Brussels was founded by a group of Belgian Kurds in 1978 with the goal of integration of the Kurdish community in the Belgian society.[3]

## See also

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* Belgium portal
* Kurdistan portal

* Kurdish diaspora
* Immigration to Belgium
* Kurds in France
* Kurds in Germany
* Kurds in the Netherlands
* Kurds in the United Kingdom
* Kurdish Institute of Brussels
* Belgium–Kurdistan Region relations

## References

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1. ^ "Diaspora Kurde (2016)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
2. ^ Rigoni, Isabelle (1998). "Les mobilisations des Kurdes en Europe". Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (in French). 14 (3): 204. doi:10.3406/remi.1998.1654. ISSN 0765-0752. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
3. ^ A Short History of the Kurdish Institute of Brussels Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine

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