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Cigerxwîn

Kurdish polymath and nationalist (1903-1984)

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Also known as Cigerxwin · Cegerxwîn

Born: 1903
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
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Died: October 22, 1984
Birthplace: Mardin
Place of death: Stockholm
Citizenship: Turkey
, Ottoman Empire
Occupation: lexicographer
, journalist
, poet
Languages spoken, written or signed: Turkish
, Kurdish language

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Cigerxwîn or Cegerxwîn was a Kurdish poet, writer, journalist, historian, and lexicographer. He is regarded as one of the most influential figures in Kurdish literature. Many of his poems were later adapted into songs, and his work played an important role in the preservation and development of Kurdish culture and literary heritage.

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Sex or gender: male
Writing language: Kurdish language
Member of political party: Syrian Communist Party(1948–1957)
Kurdistan Democratic Party/North
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1.Stated in Firat News Agencyanfenglish.com/culture/kurdish-poet-and-writer-cegerxwin-to-be-commemorated-on-40th-anniversary-of-his-death-75919Retrieved 2025-02-01
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