Cigerxwîn
Cigerxwîn or Cegerxwîn (Northern Kurdish pronunciation: [d͡ʒɪgɛɾxwin]) (1903 – October 22, 1984) was a Kurdish writer and poet. He is known to be one of the most influential Kurdish writers and poets in the Kurdistan region of the Middle East, and his work has been renewed for the creation of hundreds of songs and played a crucial role in the preservation of Kurdish cultural heritage.
Cigerxwîn | |
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Cigerxwîn in 1975 | |
| Born | 1903 Hesar Village, Batman, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | October 22, 1984 (80–81) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | poet, writer, journalist, historian, lexicographer |
| Nationality | Kurdish |
| Literary movement | Nationalism, romanticism |
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