Turkmen — or Turkoman or Turkman may refer to:*Of or relating to Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia, specifically: **Turkmen SSR, that country as a constituent republic of the former Soviet Union **Turkmen language, the national language of… … Wikipedia
Turkmen cuisine — Turkmen cuisine, the cuisine of Turkmenistan, is similar to that of the rest of Central Asia. Plov is the staple, everyday food, which is also served at celebrations. It consists of chunks of mutton, carrots and rice fried in a large cast iron… … Wikipedia
Iraqi Turkmen — ethnic group group=Iraqi Turkmen poptime= 222,000 2,000,000 popplace= Arbil, Tal Afar, Kirkuk, and Mosul rels=Shia and Sunni Islam langs= a form of South Azerbaijani (spoken language), standard Turkish (written language), Arabic related= Other… … Wikipedia
Syria — This article is about the modern state of Syria. For other uses, see Syria (disambiguation). Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية Al Jumhūriyyah al ʿArabiyyah as Sūriyyah … Wikipedia
Demographics of Syria — Population Density, 1993 Syrians today are an overall indigenous Levantine people. While modern day Syrians are commonly described as Arabs by virtue of their modern day language and bonds to Arab culture and history. They are, in fact, largely a … Wikipedia
Ethnic groups of the Middle East — [ 400px|thumb|The term Fertile Crescent (Egypt, the Levant, Mesopotamia) plus the Arabian peninsula.] The ethnic groups of the Middle East fall into several categories: *The Middle East proper is dominated by Arabs. There are various other ethnic … Wikipedia
Syrianization — (or Syrianisation) is a term used to describe a cultural change in which something ethnically non Syrian is made to become Syrian.The term is often used in relation to Lebanese, Syrian Turkmens, Kurdish and Armenian people. External links*… … Wikipedia
Ethnic groups in West Asia — The ethnic groups in West Asia fall into several categories: The Middle East proper is dominated by the Arabs. There are various other ethnic groups, the Iranian peoples (primarily the Kurds), Turkic peoples (such as the Syrian and Iraqi… … Wikipedia
Turkomans — (Turkmen) The Turkomans apparently first entered Kurdistan around 1000 CE as part of the wave of Turkic invasions of the Middle East. During the 14th century, two rival Turkoman dynasties the Ak Koyunlu and the Kara Koyunlu ruled much of… … Historical Dictionary of the Kurds
Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background … Universalium
