Kurdish calendar

The Kurdish calendar[1][2][3][4][5] is a calendar used in the Kurdistan region of Iraq alongside the Islamic and Gregorian calendar.[6]

See also: Iranian calendars

History

The start of the calendar is marked by the Battle of Nineveh, a conquest of the Assyrians by the Medes in 612 BC.[1][4][3]

Months

The names for the months are often derived from society's events in that month.[7]

Order Days Native Script Romanized Likely Meaning
1 31 خاکەلێوە Xakelêwe
2 31 گوڵان Gullan Likely derived from the Kurdish word 'Gul' meaning flower.
3 31 زەردان Zerdan / Cozerdan
4 31 پووشپەڕ Puşperr
5 31 گەلاوێژ Gelawêj Named after the Gelawêj star that becomes visible in this month.
6 31 خەرمانان Xermanan Likely derived from the word Kurdish word 'Xerm' meaning warm.
7 30 بەران Beran / Razbar
8 30 گێزان Xezan / Khazalawar
9 30 ﺳﺎﺮﺍﻦ Saran / Sermawez
10 30 بەفران Befran / Befranbar Likely derived from the word 'Befr' meaning snow.
11 30 ڕێبەندان Rêbendan
12 29/30 ڕەشەمە Reşeme

References

Citations
  1. Kirmanj, pp. 367–384.
  2. Hirschler 2001, pp. 145–166.
  3. Rafaat, pp. 488–504.
  4. Elis, pp. 193.
  5. Leary 2005, p. 176.
  6. Kirmanj, pp. 372–373.
  7. Roshani 2004.

Bibliography
  • Elis, Hadi (2004). "The Kurdish demand for statehood and the future of Iraq". The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies. The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies. 29 (2): 145–166.
  • Hirschler, K. (2001). "Defining the Nation: Kurdish Historiography in Turkey in the 1990s". Middle Eastern Studies. Informa UK Limited. 37 (3): 145–166. doi:10.1080/714004406. ISSN 0026-3206.
  • Kirmanj, Sherko (2014-07-15). "Kurdish History Textbooks: Building a Nation-State within a Nation-State". The Middle East Journal. The Middle East Journal. 68 (3): 367–384. doi:10.3751/68.3.12. ISSN 0026-3141.
  • O'Leary, Brendan; McGarry, John; Ṣāliḥ, Khālid (2005). The future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-3870-2. OCLC 57001883.
  • Rafaat, Aram (2016-03-07). "The fundamental characteristics of the Kurdish nationhood project in modern Iraq". Middle Eastern Studies. Informa UK Limited. 52 (3): 488–504. doi:10.1080/00263206.2015.1124415. ISSN 0026-3206.
  • Roshani, Dilan. "Kurdish calendar". Kurdistanica. www.kurdistanica.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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