Region: Irak (Kurdistan)
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Barzan, a village in Iraqi Kurdistan known as the stronghold of the Barzani family, is mentioned in 19th-century travelers' accounts as the residence of a small Jewish community. These Kurdish Jews spoke Neo-Eastern Aramaic and maintained relations with neighboring communities.
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Sources & resources
- Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World — Brill
- Encyclopaedia Judaica — 2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
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