Kurds in Austria
Kurds in Austria are residents or citizens of Austria of full or partial Kurdish origin. The number of Kurds living in Austria is unknown. Most estimates are around 100 thousand.
Kurdên Autriche | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Around 100,000[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Kurdish, German, Turkish, Arabic, Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (majority), Yazidism (minority) |
Sports
A popular pastime is sports. An excellent example is FC Newroz, which came into being in 2007 and has been able to win the championship in their league of the Viennese diocesan sports society.[2]
See also
References
- "Kurden in Wien: Keine Angst, aber ein Unsicherheitsgefühl". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- "KRG Österreich feiert 5-jähriges Bestehen des FC Newroz". Regionalregierung Kurdistan-Irak Vertretung in Österreich (in German). 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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