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maykal Says: On the way to the bridge, you'll see a huge Kurdish flag on a traffic roundabout. These are a big feature of Kurdistan, and every town has several fluttering away in prime locations...but I didn't know that at the time, so took a few photos. Apart from the bridge and the...
maykal Says: Zaxo's big attraction is the old stone bridge over the River Habur. It's not the easiest thing to find without a map, and Zaxo is bigger than it seems at first. Head to the big roundabout with the enormous Kurdish flag at the end of the main street, and turn right, which...
maykal Says: Right in the centre of town on the main street, the friendly Hotel Jamal was probably the best hotel I stayed in during my time in Iraq, and also one of the cheapest. A large room with double bed (very unusual!), clean sheets, towels, satellite tv and a spotless bathroom...
maykal Says: Ask any taxi to take you to Karaj Dohuk, a patch of wasteground some distance from town where shared taxis wait for Dohuk-bound passengers. Iraqi taxis only take four passengers, and as this is close to a border and Dohuk is a major city not too far away, you won't have to...
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Right in the centre of town on the main street, the friendly Hotel Jamal was probably the best hotel I stayed in during my time in Iraq, and also one of the...
Q: i heard that an hotelsadress must be given in silopi-Zakho in order to acquire a visa for enterning iraq. What is the adres o
A: Not true. After the Iraqi guards give you some tea, they might ask you where (in general) you plan on travelling. But specifics are not required at all.
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Zaxo is just over the border from Turkey, and feels very much a border town, with trucks queuing to get in and out, moneychangers on every corner, hotels full of Turkish businessmen, and kebab stand...
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