Kurdistan

Kurdistan (Kurdish: "Homeland of the Kurds" or "Land of the Kurds"; also formerly spelled Curdistan;  ancient name: Corduene ), is a country in the Middle East, wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population, and Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. It is bordered by Persia in the east, Armenia to the north and Turkey to the north and west, Syria and Mesopotania to the south. It has about 24 million inhabitance.