Religion in Kurdistan

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The dominant religion in Kurdistan is Sunni Islam. Other prominent religious traditions in the region include Shia Islam, Yazidism, Yarsanism, Zoroastrianism, Shabakism and Christianity, while Judaism was also a significant minority religion in Kurdistan until the Jewish exodus from the Muslim world in the 20th century. According to a 2016 estimate by the Kurdish Institute of Paris, Kurdistan's total population is approximately 34.5 million people, including Kurds, Turks, Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians, and Yazidis, among other ethnic groups, contributing to the region's religious diversity.

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