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The Republic of Mahabad (Kurdish: Komarî Mehabad, Persian: جمهوری مهاباد ), also known as Republic of Kurdistan, established in Iranian Kurdistan, was a short-lived, Soviet backed Kurdish state of the 20th century after the Republic of Ararat in Turkey. Its capital was the Kurdish city of Mahabad in northwestern Iran. The republic's founding and demise was a part of the Iran crisis, a conflict between USA and USSR, which was a precursor to the Cold War. More..