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Kurds

(Encyclopedia)Kurds kûrds, ko͝ords, a non-Arab Middle Eastern minority population that inhabits the region known as Kurdistan, an extensive plateau and mountain area, c.74,000 sq mi (191,660 sq km), in SW Asia, i...

Zimbabwe, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Zimbabwe zimˈbäbwā, officially Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2015 est. pop. 14,229,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the nort...

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