The Kurds in Kazakhstan, (Kurdish: Kurdên Qazaxistanê, Кӧрдэн Ԛазахьстанэ), form a part of the historically significant Kurdish population in the post-Soviet space, and encompass people born in or residing in Kazakhstan who are of Kurdish origin. According to the most recent Kazakh census in 2011, the Kurdish population is 38,325 or 0.2% of the population,[3] but Vice President of the Kurdish Association of Kazakhstan, Malikshah Gasanov numbers the population up to 46,000,[4] because many Kurds list themselves as Turks and Azeris.[1] Other sources predict this number to be higher, counting up to 60,000 Kurds in Kazakhstan. During the Soviet era, most of the Kurdish population in the Kazakh SSR were deported there by Joseph Stalin from the Armenian, Azerbaijan and Georgian Soviet republics. Years later, Kurds immigrated to Kazakhstan from the neighbouring countries, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[4]
In cities with a substantial Kurdish population, Kurdish literature and Kurdish language is taught in the primary and secondary schools. In the village of Kashkabulak, Kurdish students can study Kurdish through 12th grade.[4] And since 1990, Kurds also have had their own newspaper, the Kurdistan newspaper.[4]
Kurds were deported twice to Central Asia from Caucasus. The first deportation occurred in 1937 where Stalin deported Kurds from Nakhchivan and the second deportation occurred in 1944 in Georgia. Stalin feared a Turkish invasion and he saw Kurds as unreliable, even though many Kurds served in the Soviet military. Many of them died during the deportations.[1]
kurds, kazakhstan, kurdish, kurdên, qazaxistanê, Кӧрдэн, Ԛазахьстанэ, form, part, historically, significant, kurdish, population, post, soviet, space, encompass, people, born, residing, kazakhstan, kurdish, origin, according, most, recent, kazakh, census, 2011. The Kurds in Kazakhstan Kurdish Kurden Qazaxistane Kӧrden Ԛazahstane form a part of the historically significant Kurdish population in the post Soviet space and encompass people born in or residing in Kazakhstan who are of Kurdish origin According to the most recent Kazakh census in 2011 the Kurdish population is 38 325 or 0 2 of the population 3 but Vice President of the Kurdish Association of Kazakhstan Malikshah Gasanov numbers the population up to 46 000 4 because many Kurds list themselves as Turks and Azeris 1 Other sources predict this number to be higher counting up to 60 000 Kurds in Kazakhstan During the Soviet era most of the Kurdish population in the Kazakh SSR were deported there by Joseph Stalin from the Armenian Azerbaijan and Georgian Soviet republics Years later Kurds immigrated to Kazakhstan from the neighbouring countries Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan 4 Kurds in KazakhstanTotal population48 642Regions with significant populationsAlmaty Province Jambyl Province South Kazakhstan Province 1 2 LanguagesKurdish Kurmanji Kazakh Russian 1 ReligionOverwhelmingly IslamRelated ethnic groupsIranian peoples In cities with a substantial Kurdish population Kurdish literature and Kurdish language is taught in the primary and secondary schools In the village of Kashkabulak Kurdish students can study Kurdish through 12th grade 4 And since 1990 Kurds also have had their own newspaper the Kurdistan newspaper 4 Religion among Kazakh Kurds 3 Islam 98 3 Christianity 0 52 Atheist and non religious 0 7 Other and undeclared 0 39 Judaism 0 02 Buddhism 0 01 Mother tongue among Kazakh Kurds 3 Kurdish 88 7 Other languages 11 3 Contents 1 Deportation and immigration 2 Population by year 3 See also 4 ReferencesDeportation and immigration editMain article Deportations of Kurds from Transcaucasia Kurds were deported twice to Central Asia from Caucasus The first deportation occurred in 1937 where Stalin deported Kurds from Nakhchivan and the second deportation occurred in 1944 in Georgia Stalin feared a Turkish invasion and he saw Kurds as unreliable even though many Kurds served in the Soviet military Many of them died during the deportations 1 After the Osh riots and the riots in Fergana Valley between Kyrgyzs and Uzbeks many Kurds moved to Kazakhstan 1 Population by year editNumber of Kurds in Kazakhstan per official statistics 5 Year Population 1970 12 313 1979 17 692 1989 25 371 1999 32 764 census 2006 37 312 2007 38 030 2008 38 849 2009 39 660 annual statistics 38 325 census 2010 40 442 2011 39 772 2012 40 626 2013 2014 42 312 2015 43 119 2016 43 974 2017 44 768 2018 45 551 2019 46 348 2020 47 153 2021 47 948 2022 48 642See also editNadir Nadirov Kurdish population Ethnic groups in KazakhstanReferences edit a b c d e Ustina Markus Didar Kassymova Zhanat Kundakbayeva 2012 Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan p 166 ISBN 9780810879836 Retrieved 2 December 2012 Chaliand Gerard 1993 People Without a Country The Kurds and Kurdistan p 203 ISBN 9781856491945 Retrieved 2 December 2012 a b c Table 4 1 1 Population by individual ethnic groups PDF Government of Kazakhstan stat kz Archived from the original PDF on February 28 2013 Retrieved 9 July 2012 a b c d Kazakhstan A paradise for ethnic minorities Kurdish Media Archived from the original on 25 March 2012 Retrieved 2 December 2012 Kazakhstan Retrieved 27 November 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kurds in Kazakhstan amp oldid 1218769938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
