Soran (district)
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Soran (Kurdish: Deverí Soran) is an area in Iraqi Kurdistan close to Iranian border. Its main city is also called Soran, although the town of Rowanduz is better known outside of the region . According to Kurdistan television, citing an official in the town of Soran, the population of the region is estimated to be over 400,000.
Kurdish settlement in the region dates back prior to the establishment of the Sassanid empire. King Ardashir I of Persia mentioned the region in 224 as being populated by Kurds, during his battle against the Kurdish king Madig.
A major Kurdish dialect is named after the region.
One of the Kurdish semi-empires named as the Soran empire ruled in the 19th century, one of the famous kings was Pasha Kora(Blind king). They went to war with the Ottoman empire and also the Baban empire.
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