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Bringing Kurdish Knowledge to the World
زانیاریی کوردی بۆ جیهان✦Zanîna kurdî ji bo cîhanê
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Welcome

The Kurdish Wikimedians User Group (KWU), also known as Wikimedia Kurdistan, is a community dedicated to promoting the Kurdish language and culture worldwide. Founded and established in 2020 by Mohammed Sardar and Bikarhêner. It brings together active contributors to Kurdish Wikimedia projects who are committed to expanding and improving the availability of high-quality content in Kurdish.

The group aims to strengthen Kurdish representation across Wikimedia projects and encourage greater participation in the free knowledge movement.

Objectives

Share Kurdish culture
Help people around the world learn more about the Kurdish people and culture.
Kurdish Language
Every dialect counts; promoting and supporting all Kurdish languages and dialects on Wikimedia projects.
Better content
Increase the number and quality of Kurdish articles and content.
Grow the community
Encourage Kurdish people to contribute to Wikimedia projects through online activities and outreach in schools, universities, libraries, and other institutions.
Work together
Encourage cooperation between Kurdish Wikimedia communities and contributors.
Peace and harmony
Promote peace, understanding, and harmony through free knowledge.
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Kurdish Wikimedians User Group

Kurdish-inhabited areas
Founding dateAugust 2, 2020
Official language(s)Kurdish
Other language(s)
Key people

One community, many voices

We work across all varieties of Kurdish.
Kurmancî· Northern Kurdish
سۆرانی· Central Kurdish
Southern Kurdish
Zazakî· Zaza
گۆرانی· Gorani

What we do

Regular meetings, online and in person
Workshops
Contests
Edit-a-thons
GLAM projects
Translation

Latest projects

Contest2021
Global contests: Wiki Loves Folklore, WikiGap, Wiki Loves Sport and WikiForHumanRights
Translation2021
Translating Wikimedia elections and campaigns into Kurdish
Seminar25 April 2021
Wikipedia seminar for lecturers at Salahaddin University-Erbil
Workshop3 November 2020
Online workshop for medical students at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr
Contest2020
Wikipedia Asian Month 2020
No recent projects at the moment.
No finished projects listed yet.

Contact us

Board
Write to whoever speaks your language — each card shows the languages that person speaks.
Shaween Othman
Executive Coordinator & Treasurer
SoraniArabicEnglish
Ravan Al-Taie
Partnership Advisor
SoraniArabicEnglish
Bikarhêner
Program Manager
Kurmanji
Wikihez
Education and Community Programs Trainer
KurmanjiTurkishEnglish
Join us!

Anyone who contributes to a Kurdish Wikimedia project can become a member. Add your name to the members list, or write to us and we'll help you get started.

Get in touch

Leave a message on our talk page, or email the group at contact(_AT_)wikimediakurdistan(_DOT_)org.

To reach a board member directly, use the e-mail on their card above.

Follow us
Sorani Kurdish Wikipedia
Kurmanji Kurdish Wikipedia
Wîkîferheng (Kurdish Wiktionary)