Hesen Zirek
Hassan Zirek () 29 November 1921 – 26 June 1972) was a celebrated Iranian Kurdish songwriter-singer from Bukan, known for his recordings of classical Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ... folk songs. He was famous for his classical and sensual lyrics, and it is believed that he composed over thousand songs in his lifetime. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zirek, Hesen 1921 births 1972 deaths Iranian Kurdish people Kurdish musicians Kurdish-language singers People from Bukan 20th-century Iranian male singers Deaths from cancer in Iran ...
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Bukan
Bukan ( fa, بوکان, translit=Bukân, ku, بۆکان, translit=Bokan) is the capital of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. As of 2016, its population was estimated to be near 193,501 people or 56,000 families. The city is situated east of the Siminarud river. The whole county is populated by Shafiʽi school, Shafi'i Kurds who speak Sorani Kurdish. Etymology The name Bukan derives from the Kurdish languages, Kurdish word '''brides. However, Rashid al-Din Hamadani wrote that the name was eponymous to a Merkit prince. Only during the Qajar Iran, Qajar era is the name documented. History Pre–Islamic era There have been several artefacts discovered in Bukan dating back to between 4100 BC and 4400 BC. These artefacts confirm that Bukan was home to one of the first human settlements on the Iranian Plateau. Bukan was also at the centre of the Mannaeans, Mannaean civilization. In Pre–Islamic times Bukan was a garrison for both the Parthian Empire and the Sassanian Em ...
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