جبال قنديل
(تم التحويل من جبل قنديل)
| Qandil Mountains | |
|---|---|
| قەندیل Çiyakanî Qendîl | |
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| أعلى نقطة | |
| الارتفاع | 3٬587 m (11،768 ft) |
| الإحداثيات | 36°32′28″N 44°59′46″E / 36.54111°N 44.99611°E |
| الجغرافيا | |
| السلسلة الأم | Zagros |
جبال قنديل (Qandil Mountains ؛ كردي: چیایێن قەندیلێ Çiyayên Qendîlê, عربية: جبل قنديل), are a mountainous area of [ ] near the Iran-Iraq border. The region belongs to the Zagros mountain range and is difficult to access, with extremely rugged terrain. The highest peaks reach over 3,000m.
The area is notable as a sanctuary and headquarters for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Approximately 5,000 PKK and other armed Kurdish factions control an area of roughly 50 km², which has been sporadically bombarded by the Turkish Air Force and shelled by Iranian military artillery for several years. The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) is also based in the Qandil Mountains, which allows them to infiltrate into Iran.[1]
انظر أيضاً
- جبل الحاج إبراهيم Kuhe Haji Ebrahim (أعلى قمة)
المراجع
- ^ Gunter, Michael M. (2010-11-04). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds (in الإنجليزية). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810875074.
وصلات خارجية
- With the P.K.K. in Iraq’s Qandil Mountains by The New York Times
- Interviews with female PKK fighters in Qandil by BBC News
- Mount Qandil: A Safe Haven for Kurdish Militants – Part 1, Part 2
- "We want peace. But we will not surrender". Lower Class Magazin. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
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