Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Kurdish Americans in Nashville

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 24, 2023

1. Kurdish Americans in Nashville Marker

Inscription. In 1976 Kurdish Immigrants began arriving in Nashville and continued to emigrate here, fleeing persecutions in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey were they were ethnic minorities following the Treaty of Lausanne. In 2022, around 20,000 Kurds lived in Nashville, the largest Kurdish community in America. One of the first Kurdish mosques in America, the Salahadeen Center of Nashville was founded in 1998 and provides religious, educational and social services to the local Muslim community.

Erected 2022 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 246.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 36° 5.189′ N, 86° 43.775′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on U.S. 41A, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3904 US-41A, Nashville TN 37211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grassmere (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lake Providence Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); Radnor College (approx. 1.2 miles away); Turner Grammar School

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Ellington Agricultural Center (approx. 1.9 miles away); Kitchen Garden History (approx. 1.9 miles away); Caring for Historic Cabins (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Ellington Agricultural Center (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 24, 2023

2. Kurdish Americans in Nashville Marker

The Salahadeen Center of Nashville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 24, 2023

3. The Salahadeen Center of Nashville

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.