Shaandaar Kurdish -

Kurds don’t just "like" their land. They are romantically, poetically, obsessively in love with it. And that love deserves a word bigger than "beautiful." On a sadder note, "Shaandaar" is also an act of defiance.

When you thank him, he waves his hand and says: "Nothing. It was Shaandaar to have you." shaandaar kurdish

But translation doesn’t do it justice. Kurds don’t just "like" their land

That view from the top of Mount Judi? Shaandaar. The sunrise over Lake Van? Shaandaar. shaandaar kurdish