Proper noun
Corduene
(antiquity, historical) An ancient historical region, located south of Lake Van, in present-day eastern Turkey.
Kurdistan main Kurds have often used the ancient entity of Corduene as evidence that they should have a state separate from the countries where they are now a minority. Source: Internet
There are, however, dissenting views, which do not derive the name of the Kurds from Qardu and Corduene but opt for derivation from Cyrtii (Cyrtaei) instead. Source: Internet