A Tourist's Guide to Erbil, Iraq-Kurdistan
I fly into Erbil, Kurdistan-Iraq. But this is nothing like Baghdad; it's peaceful and full of culture. I wander around a bazaar, see a bit of the citadel, and then do a rip around the city in a taxi.
Erbil Province - Iraq
Erbil or Arbil province in Iraqi Kurdistan is home to the ancient city of Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Erbil province is also host to other famous, popular and ancient Iraqi cities like Erbil, Arbela or Hewler, Shaqlawa, Soran (Diyana), Mamdi, Koi Sanjaq, Harir, Ain-Kawa, Rawanduz, Barzan, Salahudin, Sargawa, Choman and few other PROUD Iraqi Kurdish and Assyrian villages and cities ... Magnificent places you won't believe your eyes and you wouldn’t think 10,000+ ancient and wonderful places still exist in the cradle of civilization once known as Mesopotamia and best known today as Iraq
A Night at an Iraqi Amusement Park
An evening visit to Dream City, the star attraction in Dohuk, located in Iraq's northern Kurdistan Region.
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THIS IS KURDISTAN - ROJHILAT | East-Kurdistan
Kurdistan is a historic, geographic, and cultural region in the Middle-East wherein the Kurdish people are the majority. Kurdistan is not an independent country, but there are two autonomous Kurdish regions in Northern Iraq and Syria. However, most of Kurdistan is located in the East- and South-Eastern Turkey and North-Western Iran. Especially these parts are of great historic importance; not just to the Kurds, but to the entire world; Kurdistan is ground-zero of history.
This video is about some of the most important cities and sites in East-Kurdistan (Rojhilat), the part of Kurdistan located in North-Western Iran. Not all cities and historic sites are represented; that would be impossible. But this is, by far, the most comprehensive introduction to Rojhilat currently available. In time, Kurdish Heritage will publish the last part of the THIS IS KURDISTAN series, featuring the cities and historic sites of South- and West-Kurdistan (Basur and Rojava).
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MUSIC USED IN THIS VIDEO
Dasrah Belangar by the Kamkars (Kurdish Musical Family/Group)
Hawraman Instrumental by UNKNOWN (info is appreciated)
Kermashan Shari Shirinim by Hasan Zirak
Shirin Shirin by Kurdish Maestro Shahram Nazeri
Lanki by the Kamkars (Kurdish Musical Family/Group)
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KURDISTAN IS HOME TO:
- To the oldest human-made structure (Gobekli Tepe) in the world, pre-dating the Great Pyramids of Egypt by 7,000 years. When Gobekli Tepe was created in what is today known as Kurdistan, the Roman Empire was still 11,000 years away. Not just the Romans, but even the Babylonians are closer to us than the builders of Gobekli Tepe!
- The oldest melody known to mankind; Kurds are the most musical nation in the Middle-East. 70% of so-called Turkish folksongs are actually translated Kurdish folksongs. Kurdish maestros like Shahram Nazeri and the Kamkars have not only influenced traditional Kurdish music, but even classical Persian music. Not bad for a nation that has been oppressed and marginalised for centuries.
- Alcohol; oldest evidence for wine-making was found near Haji Firuz Tepe, an archaeological site in East-Kurdistan.
- The Prophet Abraham was born in Kurdistan; he is the namesake of the Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam).
- The Black Rose; only found in the Kurdish town of Xalfeti in North-Kurdistan.
- The oldest agricultural community; humanity first practiced agriculture in Kurdish lands.
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INTRODUCTION
Kurdish Heritage focuses on creating awareness for Kurdistan's rich cultural and historic heritage. Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural region wherein the Kurdish people form a dominant majority. This region is located in what is known as the Cradle of Civilisation; a region where agriculture was first practiced, temples to Gods were first erected, and organised urban communities were first founded.
The word Kurd traces its origin back to the Gutian Dynasty of Akkad, which makes it one of the oldest known words in the world. Besides Kurds, other nations, such as the Assyrians and Armenians, have a long history in these lands as well.
Kurdistan is not only ethnically diverse, but is also home to a great variety of religions. The Kurds themselves are religiously very diverse; even though most are muslim, there are millions of Kurds who practice other religions. Such as Yezidism, Yarsanism, Alevism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Christendom. The prophet Abraham is believed to have been born in Urfa, a Kurdish city in North-Kurdistan*. Urfa, or Riha, was known as Edessa in ancient times. Göbekli Tepe, the oldest known human-made structure, is located 12 kilometers north-east of Urfa. This archaeological site was discovered by a Kurdish shepherd in the early 1960's. This huge religious complex was built 7,000 years (!) before the Great Pyramid of Giza.
This was just a short, general introduction into what Kurdistan has to offer. Kurdistan is a very unknown region to the world, even though it is where humanity first organised itself. Our aim is to change that, despite the many expected obstacles we will face on our journey.
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Rawanduz rockfall - Kurdistan, North Iraq
5 minutes after a pleasant walk by the riverside, this massive rockfall started, lasting (with interruptions of 2-3 minutes) for almost 1 1/2 hours. The river was crossed twice on our way back in a fully dust covered gorge with zero visibility.
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Teacher off-duty shenanigans + Ancient Wonders of Iraq: Barzan region & Shanidar Cave, where 9 Neanderthal remains were discovered in the 1950's by American archaeologists Ralph and Rose Solecki, cave located in the Zagros Mountains
السياحة في كوردستان العراق - اربيل
In My Home Town Kurdistan
Me and my cousins At Kurdistan throwing eggs at houses 3 am :)!
Along the borders of Turkey 3/4 - Between Two Fires: Iraq
Episode 3 - Between Two Fires: Iraq
Along the borders of Turkey and Iraq, a forgotten war between forgotten people is raging. What did 30 years of fight against the kurds deliver? And why do they keep on going with it?
Bram Vermeulen travels Along the borders of Turkey. With the Europe collapsing on one hand and shattering regimes in the Arab world on the other hand, the Turkish influence in these regions will grow. Here the new power relations around the Mediterranean are being drawn. In this exploration conducted by Bram Vermeulen, we learn as much about the Turks as we do about ourselves. The boundaries make the countries and not the other way around. Borders define the country: this is where our domain ends and the domain of others begins. Turkey is a border country. A country that defines itself as cramping from its contrast with its neighbors. Turkey is non-Greek, non-Russian, non-Arabic. Turkey is the twilight zone between the Middle East and Europe.
Bram Vermeulen travels in four episodes Along the borders of Turkey. Here the new power relations around the Mediterranean are being drawn. Big developments with huge consequences for the people living there. Vermeulen enters the twilight zones: Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq, looking for the actual dividing lines between these neighboring countries.
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How Iranian Kurds celebrate Nowruz
Iranian respect their lovely kurdish people.
everyone enjoys to have such a great people with rich culture .
Kurds take Nowruz celebration very seriously, and they are right. here youwill see how they do it .
Nowruz March 2019
Kermanshah, Iran