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Qandil Mountains
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| Qandil Mountains | |
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| چیاکانی قەندیل Romanization: Çiyakanî Qendîl | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,587 metres (11,768 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°32′28″N 44°59′46″E / 36.54111°N 44.99611°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 50 km2 (19 mi2) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Qand (sugar, in Kurdish) |
| Native name | چیایێن قەندیلێ (Çiyayên Qendîlê) (Kurdish) |
| Geography | |
  Qandil Mountains | |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Governate | Erbil |
| Region | Kurdistan |
| Parent range | Zagros |
| Borders on | Iran |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Zagros fold and thrust belt |
The Qandil Mountains (Kurdish: چیایێن قەندیلێ, romanized: Çiyayên Qendîlê or چیاکانی قەندیل, Çiyakanî Qendîl), are a mountainous area of Kurdistan 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] In 1967, the PDKI attacked Pahlavi Regime to try and regain separatism in Iran but in 1968 they lost the revolt which resulted in them fleeing down to Qandil Mountains,[2] they fled underground and until 1979 and Qandil Mountains was the PDKI Headquarters from 1968-1993 and Qandil Mountains was an important part of the PDKI where the Iranian regime attacked several military camps during the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran and the KDPI insurgency (1989–1996).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gunter, Michael M. (2010-11-04). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810875074.
- ^ "1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran", Wikipedia, 2025-03-28, retrieved 2025-03-28
External links
[edit]- 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.