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Kurdish calendar

Calendar used in Kurdistan, Iraq

The Kurdish calendar () is a calendar used in the Kurdistan region of Iraq alongside the Islamic and Gregorian calendar.

History

The start of the calendar is marked by the Battle of Nineveh, a conquest of the Assyrians by the Medes in 612 BC.

Months

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

Order	Days	Native Script	Romanized	Likely Meaning
1	31	خاکەلێوە	Xakelêwe
2	31	گوڵان	Gulan	Likely derived from the Kurdish word 'Gul' meaning flower.
3	31	زەردان	Zerdan / Cozerdan
4	31	پووشپەڕ	Pûşperr
5	31	گەلاوێژ	Gelawêj	Named after the Gelawêj star (Sirius) that becomes visible in this month.
6	31	خەرمانان	Xermanan	Likely derived from the word Kurdish word 'Xerm' meaning warm.
7	30	بەران	Beran / Rezber
8	30	گێزان	Gêzan / Xezelwer
9	30	ساران	Saran / Sermawez	likely deprived from the word "serma" meaning cold which refers to how the weather turns cold in this month
10	30	بەفران	Befran / Befranbar	Likely derived from the word 'Befr' meaning snow.
11	30	ڕێبەندان	Rêbendan
12	29/30	ڕەشەمە	Reşeme

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