* Turkey: Southeastern Turkey (also called Northern Kurdistan)
* Iran: Western Iran (also called Eastern Kurdistan)
* Iraq: Northern Iraq (also called Southern Kurdistan)
* Syria: Northeastern Syria (also called Western Kurdistan)
Other areas where Kurdish is spoken:
* Armenia: There's a small Kurdish population in Armenia.
* Azerbaijan: There's a small Kurdish population in Azerbaijan.
* Georgia: There's a small Kurdish population in Georgia.
* Lebanon: There's a small Kurdish population in Lebanon.
* Germany: There's a large Kurdish diaspora community in Germany.
* The Netherlands: There's a large Kurdish diaspora community in the Netherlands.
* Sweden: There's a large Kurdish diaspora community in Sweden.
* United Kingdom: There's a large Kurdish diaspora community in the United Kingdom.
* United States: There's a large Kurdish diaspora community in the United States.
It's important to note that the Kurdish population is dispersed across these areas, and the exact distribution varies. Additionally, many Kurdish people live outside their traditional homeland, forming large diaspora communities in various countries around the world.