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Kurds in Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Georgian Kurds Total population 7004208430000000000♠ 20,843 (2002 census) . [1] [2] 6999480000000000000♠ 0.48% Regions with significant populations Batumi, Meskheti, Javakheti, Adjara, [1] Rustavi, [3] and Abkhazia. [4] Languages Kurdish, [5] Georgian Religion Sunni Islam [5] Shia Islam [5] Zoroastrian [5] Irreligious [5] Related ethnic groups Iranian people Georgian Kurds are members of the eponymous ethnic group that are citizens of Georgia. In the 20th century, most Kurds fled religious persecution in the Ottoman Empire to the Russian Empire. [6] In Georgia, Kurds enjoy a higher standard of living than the Kurds in Turkey and the Kurds in Iran and they face no discrimination in Georgia, [5] but the return of their Kurdish surnames needs effort according to a Kurdish activist in Georgia. [7] The Kurds also have their own schools, school books and

Kurdish Canadians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Kurds in Canada) Jump to navigation Jump to search Kurdish Canadians Total population 7004116850000000000♠ 11,685 (2011 census) [1] Regions with significant populations Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton Languages Kurdish, Canadian English, Canadian French, (some knowledge of Turkish, Arabic, Persian and Syriac) Religion Islam (majority Sunni, minority Alevi), Yazidism, Zoroastrian (Dersim Alevi), and a significant number of Yarsan, Shabak and Kurdish Christians Related ethnic groups Iranian people (Yazidis, Zazas) Kurdish Canadians may refer to people born in or residing in Canada of Kurdish origin. The Kurdish community in the Canada is 11,685 [1] based on the Canadian Census 2011, among which the Iraqi Kurds make up the largest group of Kurds in Canada, exceeding the numbers of Kurds from Turkey, Iran and Syria. In Canada, Kurdish immigration was la