| Kurdish Studies and Archives Center
Director: Prof. Abdulfatah A. Albotani- Studies and Research
- Archives
Objectives of the Center
- Doing research and scientific studies related to Kurdish as a nationality and Kurdistan as a homeland in the fields of history, geography, religion, natural and economic resources and finally, political and international relations.
- Encouraging writing, printing, publishing and translating within the proficiency of the center in order to provide scientific sources in this area and to correct what has been published from incorrect sources.
- Working on the dissemination of science and knowledge by means of seminars, courses l on university, region, country and international llevels
- Establishing scientific and cultural relations with similar centers in the country and abroad, through correspondence and mutual visits and by attracting specialized staff to work in the center to achieve its goals.
- Establishing a library and collecting documents and manuscripts, indexing and saving them to ensure preservation and access for the purposes of research and scientific investigations.
- The center has established a qualitative library.
- Documentation and compilation of Alta'akhi Newspaper, issued after April 9, 2003; and most of the periodicals issued in Kurdistan, especially in the Badinan region, after the uprising of March, 1991.
- Addressing the governmental directorates to archive their documents.
- The center has established cultural relations with many other centers and institutes outside the Kurdistan region.
- Offering general consultations and facilities for graduate students at the Universities of Mosul, Salahaddin, and Duhok.
- Organizing seminars that aim at educating the public on matters of Kurdish nationality and rights.
Duhok, behind the Baderkhaneen Library
Tel: 7620005
7620024
E-mail: ksac@uod.ac
