Essential Kurdish Resources
The most widely-used Kurdish media, cultural, and information platforms – starting points for anyone exploring the Kurdish world online.
Aarts.krd
Sister platform to Heritage.KRD dedicated to Kurdish contemporary and traditional arts – a digital gallery archiving and showcasing high-quality works from verified Kurdish artists across all media.
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KKurdistan Center for Arts Culture
Based in Erbil, KCAC builds a global community around Kurdish heritage – a digital archive of manuscripts, photography, and literature alongside exhibitions, translations, and cultural events.
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IKurdish Institute of Paris
Founded in 1983, the Institut Kurde de Paris is the oldest and most prestigious Kurdish cultural and academic institution in the diaspora – a library, publisher, and research centre.
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RKurdistan Region's most-read independent news network in English, Kurdish, and Arabic. Politics, culture, diaspora, and international Kurdish affairs.
K24-hour news channel and website based in Erbil covering Kurdish politics, human rights, and regional news in English, Kurdish, and Arabic.
NIndependent Kurdish TV and online news platform based in Sulaymaniyah, known for investigative journalism and coverage of human rights in Kurdistan.
BKurdish and English digital news agency covering Iraqi Kurdistan politics, economy, and regional developments with original reporting.
AKurdish news and media platform covering regional affairs, culture, and current events for the Kurdish community across Iraq and the broader diaspora.
KSulaymaniyah-based satellite TV channel broadcasting in Sorani Kurdish – one of the longest-running Kurdish TV networks, established January 2000, also streaming radio and on-demand video.
SKurdish satellite TV channel founded in 2009, with satellite broadcasts launched February 2012 – broadcasting in Kurmanji, Sorani, Kirmanjki (Zazaki), and Hewrami, covering politics, culture, women's rights, and society.
KCErbil-based digital platform dedicated to preserving and promoting Kurdish heritage – an archive of manuscripts, books, photography, and artwork, with exhibitions, translations, and community programmes.
IPFounded 1983. The most prestigious Kurdish academic and cultural institution in the diaspora – a research library of 10,000+ volumes, publisher, and advocate for Kurdish language rights.
AThe official body for standardisation and development of the Kurdish language – dictionaries, grammar standards, dialectology research, and linguistic scholarship across all Kurdish varieties.
WKurdish Wikipedia with over 91,000 articles in Kurmanji (ku) and a growing Sorani (ckb) edition – the largest free Kurdish-language reference resource online.
KpThe largest digital encyclopedia of Kurdish history, culture, and identity – millions of documents, biographies, maps, photographs, and historical records curated by researchers and contributors worldwide.
WfThe Kurdish Wiktionary – a crowdsourced Kurdish dictionary and lexical resource covering definitions, etymology, translations, and dialectal variation across Kurmanji and Sorani.
YYazidi Aid – global organisation supporting Yazidi survivors of ISIS genocide, documenting mass graves, advocating for justice, and providing psychosocial support and resettlement services.
KLocal NGO in the Kurdistan Region providing humanitarian aid, education support, and child protection services – active in IDP camps and post-conflict recovery zones.
KMA vital digital archive formally documenting Kurdish history – preserving oral testimonies, video interviews, and historical records from survivors and witnesses, with a focus on the Anfal and other atrocities.
KROfficial website of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq – policies, ministries, news, investment opportunities, and official positions on regional and international affairs.
PThe Kurdistan Region's legislative assembly – session records, legislation, committee work, and official statements from the elected parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan.
TPrivate university in Erbil offering programmes in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, education, and computer science – one of the leading private higher education institutions in the Kurdistan Region.
UKEnglish-medium private university in Erbil with a strong research focus – offering degrees in engineering, business, nursing, and humanities, with international partnerships and accreditation.
KnPrivate university in Erbil specialising in engineering, information technology, business administration, and pharmacy – known for its modern campus and industry-aligned curriculum.
SuOne of the oldest and largest public universities in the Kurdistan Region, founded in 1968 in Sulaymaniyah – offering broad programmes across medicine, engineering, law, humanities, and natural sciences.
SuThe main public university of Erbil and one of the largest in Iraq, established in 1968 – with colleges spanning medicine, engineering, education, law, agriculture, and the arts.
.KThe .KRD top-level domain – the official internet domain of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Register and explore Kurdish digital identity through the region's own TLD, launched in 2014.
ASister platform to Heritage.KRD dedicated to Kurdish contemporary and traditional arts – a showcase for Kurdish artists, exhibitions, and creative works across all media.
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