New Kurdish Language Institute Planned in Eastern Kurdistan
Officials in Sina, Eastern Kurdistan, are advancing plans for a Kurdish language and literature institute and calling for licensing procedures to be completed.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Authorities in Sina (Sanandaj), Eastern Kurdistan, are continuing efforts to establish an institution specializing in Kurdish language and literature, with the provincial governor calling for licensing procedures to be completed and relevant authorities formally notified.
Arash Zerehtan Lahouni, governor of Sina, said the proposed institution represents one of the province's academic and cultural demands.
His remarks came during a meeting of the General Culture Council attended by Abdolhossein Khosrowpanah, Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.
According to a report to Iran's official IRNA news agency, Lahouni said follow-up work on the project is continuing.
He also disclosed that he had met Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, a member of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council, as part of efforts connected to the proposal.
No date has yet been announced for the institution's establishment.
Lahouni expressed hope that Khosrowpanah's next visit to the province would coincide with the opening of the institution and a formal announcement confirming its establishment.
The proposed center is intended to focus on Kurdish language and literature while also serving broader cultural objectives identified during the meeting.
Officials said the initiative could contribute to strengthening Iranian identity, reinforcing unity and coexistence, promoting social hope and encouraging greater public participation.
Lahouni also addressed the province's wider cultural activities, saying programs have continued despite limited financial allocations.
He said additional initiatives have been incorporated into the province's cultural agenda even as available funding remains constrained.
The latest remarks indicate that administrative work on the Kurdish language and literature institution remains underway, with provincial officials now seeking completion of the required licensing procedures.
If established, the center would provide a dedicated institutional framework for academic and cultural work related to the Kurdish language and literature in Eastern Kurdistan.