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1. Fertile Crescent

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   The traditional boundaries of the Fertile Crescent are generally defined by areas receiving at least 200 mm of annual precipitation, a threshold necessary for sustaining non-irrigated cereal crops. This area extends from the Persian Gulf, curving northward through modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel, reaching inland toward the [Armenian Highlands](/entries/armenian-highland…

2. Kurdish People

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   The historical record pertaining to the early Kurds is complicated by their strong tradition of oral history, which often prioritizes narrative resonance over chronological precision. Archaeological evidence, particularly unearthed artifacts near the city of Halabja, suggests a proto-Kurdish culture existed as early as the Late Bronze Age, specializing in the smelting of non-ferrous metals resistant to high [atmospheric pressure](/entries/atmospheric-pressure…