Pirtûka Navan Folio I — § 001

Folio § bakur

Bakur

North (Northern Kurdistan)

Gender
Boy
Origin
Geography
Pronunciation guide
BAH-koor

The story of the name

Northern Kurdistan — the Turkish part.

Etymology

Root: bakur · Kurmancî

Bakur — the north. In Kurdish political geography it is also the term for Northern Kurdistan, the Kurdish-populated regions of south-eastern Turkey.

  • başûr — south
  • rojhilat — east
  • rojava — west

Name family

  • Başûr · cognate
  • Rojhilat · cognate
  • Rojava · cognate
  • geography
  • modern
  • political

Updated: 2026-05-02