Kurds in Norway

Ethnic group

Ethnic group

Kurds in Norway

Kurdish demonstration against ISIS in Norway, 12 May 2016

Total population
7,100 (2013 official estimate of Kurdish speakers[1])-25,000 (2016 Kurdish Institute of Paris estimate[2])
Regions with significant populations
Oslo
Languages
Norwegian, Kurdish
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
* Kazakhstan
* Lebanon
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Palestine
* Pakistan
* Russia (Chechnya)
* Syria
* Sweden
* Turkmenistan
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States

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 Norway are Kurds living in Norway. The number of Kurds is estimated between 7,100 and 25,000 and they come mainly from countries in the Middle East. Most Norwegian Kurds live in the capital Oslo. In 1993, population of Kurds in Norway was estimated as 2,000 by Kurdish Institute of Paris (KIP).[3] In 2021, citing a report of the KIP, Rudaw estimates that between 25,000 and 30,000 Kurds reside in Norway.[4]

## Political representation

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In the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election, two Kurdish-Norwegians were elected being Seher Aydar of the Red Party and the other Mani Hussaini from the Labour Party.[4]

## See also

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* Kurdish diaspora

## References

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1. ^ "Minoritetsspråk i Norge En kartlegging av eksisterende datakilder og drøfting av ulike fremgangsmåter for statistikk om språk". Statistics of Norway. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
2. ^ "Diaspora Kurde (2016)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b Shakir, Leyla (14 September 2021). "Two Kurds win seats in Norwegian parliament". Rudaw. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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Kurdish population

Asia|

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* Iran
* Khorasan
* Iraq
* Syria
* Turkey

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* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Georgia
* Israel
* Jews
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Lebanon
* Palestine
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Turkmenistan

Europe|

* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Russia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

North America|

* Canada
* United States

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Immigration to Norway

Europe|

| Western Europe|

* Germans
* Portuguese
* Swedish

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Eastern Europe|

* Albanians
* Belarusians
* Bosnians
* Poles
* Russians
* Serbs

Asia|

| Western Asia|

* Armenians
* Iranians
* Iraqis
* Kurds
* Syrians
* Turks

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Southeast Asia|

* Filipinos
* Vietnamese

South Asia|

* Pakistanis

Africa|

| Horn of Africa|

* Eritreans
* Ethiopians
* Somalis

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North Africa|

* Moroccans

See also|

* Demographics of Norway

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