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a country that deserves peace
1 Review and 1 Opinions I have not accommodated personally in this hotel,but the entrance of it was truely a state of...
Aram Tourist Village: A gem in the mountains of northern Iraq
aramdiako Says: For that was Iraq was the most amazing place that we were in, and besides that it was a copy of the european torist places you could experience the pristine...
maykal Says: Before crossing the border, stock up on Turkish lira if you haven't got any dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Once inside Iraqi Kurdistan, it's very difficult...
maykal Says: Visas are available for many nationalities at border crossings and airports. EU passport holders are given a free 10-day visa on arrival, although this is only...
To Kurdi nazani? You don't speak Kurdish?!
maykal Says: So, what to do if you're not a Kurdish speaker? Well, an obvious second language is Arabic, and if you know even a little, it will be a huge advantage here....
maykal Says: Halabja would be an insignificant little place if Saddam had left it alone...but no, in March 1988, he dropped bombs on the town. Not just any bombs, these...
maykal Says: Slemani (Suleymaniyah in Arabic) is the third of the three big cities in Iraqi Kurdistan. The bazaar here is huge, but although a fascinating area to explore,...
maykal Says: If you're Kurdish, you call it Hewler, if you're not, you'll know it as Erbil...either way, it is one of the oldest cities on earth. Erbil's citadel has been...
maykal Says: The highlight of my trip was the town of Akre. Arrival wasn't great...the hotel was miles from anywhere and very weird, and on my first outing into town, I was...
maykal Says: Amadiyya in Arabic, this fortress-like village is a pleasant and easy day trip from Dohuk. A couple of hours along mountain roads through some stunning scenery...
maykal Says: Dohuk in springtime is colourful. Multicoloured houses are strewn about on the green slopes of mountains, the green, white and red Kurdish flag fluttering...
maykal Says: Sometimes spelt Zakho, this is the first town across the border from Turkey. First impressions aren't great...a queue of lorries heading to Turkey stretches for...
maykal Says: Iraq is not known for its nightlife, and the Kurdish regions are no exception. Don't expect any sort of clubbing scene...things are much more family oriented....
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this was our program: ctesiphon. babylone(we slept in al-hillah):very disapointing because they rebuilt a remake of the ancient city,so you visit a 'new' old...
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Q: how the easy way to go to sulemany, Iraq? I'm from Indonesia. how to go there by plane? I meant the step. which airplane should i...
A: There is a direct flight from Istanbul to Suleymaniye by Turkish Atlasjet airline. This is the most convenient way of going there....
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I have been in and out since the middle of October 2003. I did not have a lot of time to write at first because I worked 14-18 hour days, 7 days a week to build camps for the troops. This was followed...
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"Sorry but I won't be able to teach that day, as I'll be on holiday in Iraq." I tried to sound as casual as possible, but the word Iraq set off the alarm bells. "Iraq?!!! You're going to Iraq?! Why?...
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The American Experience Of The 21st Century
Well, where to begin. I lived and worked in Iraq for 15 months. I started out in Al Asad in the Anbar Province, running fuel convoys to supply the Marines, but after a month of that I moved up north...
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I went into Iraqi Kurdistan to visit a good friend who had been working there for the previous eight months or so. Without someone who knows what sort of red tape has to be cut to see anything beyond...
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I first visited this country when I was eight years old,where I had my uncle and his family living there.It was summer and all I can remember is for it being very hot and I celebrated my eighth...
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