☀️ 360° Syriac Heritage Museum | Erbil, Kurdistan
A short 360° video of the Syriac Heritage Museum, located in the Christian quarter - Ankawa - of the KRG capital of Erbil. The museum is a gem of the region and preserves a lot of the same culture, history and artefacts that have been destroyed in museums across Iraq and Syria in the past few years! =]
Hopefully this panorama gives some food for thought for the preconceptions most have about actual life in Iraq/Iraqi Kurdistan/Middle East, especially at the current time!
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☀️ 360° Kurdish Textile Museum | Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
A very short 360° video of the Kurdish Textile Museum, which is located in Erbil's famous citadel. The museum displays the different weaving products throughout Kurdistan in a historical context, as well as being a mini ethnographic museum for Kurdish culture in general. Go to the nice cafe on the top floor - it has a good view of the citadel and the city below! =] ☀️
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Use your mouse or trackpad to change your view while the video plays.
YouTube app on mobile:
Move your device around to look at all angles while the video plays
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Load the video in the YouTube app and tap on the cardboard icon when the video starts to play. Insert your phone in cardboard and enjoy.
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Syriac Heritage Museum
A museum about the Syriac Christian heritage in Ankawa
Slêmanî museum in Kurdistan is paying smugglers to return looted treasure
(CNN) -- Iraq's second largest museum in Sulaimaniya is recovering stolen artifacts by paying smugglers to return the treasures.
Located in the semi-autonomous northern region of Kurdistan, the Slemani Museum has taken drastic measures to refill display cabinets following looting.
The position of not just UNESCO but the international museum community is that we don't buy back looted objects because it encourages looting. Simple. Full stop, says Stuart Gibson, director of the UNESCO Sulaimaniya Museum Project.
The Kurdish authorities took a very difficult and I must admit a very courageous position and they said we are going to buy these objects, he added.
Iraq has struggled with looters, most notably in 2003 when thieves sacked the National Museum in Baghdad stealing treasures dating thousands of years to the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia.
Original estimates said 170,000 pieces had been looted from the museum. However, authorities say it was closer to around 15,000 artifacts, of which 6,000 had been recovered by the time the museum reopened in 2009.
While paying smugglers for the return of lost treasures is a controversial move on the part of the museum, it seems to have worked in this instance. One of the recently-recovered artifacts is an ancient democratic text that smugglers asked just $600 for.
It's a full Sumerian text written during the old Babylonian period, around 1,800-900 B.C., says Dr. Farouk Al-Rawi, a professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
It is the first document to tell us about democracy. It concerns the establishment of two assemblies, he added.
The return of this tablet to the museum is ironic considering that thousands of years later, Iraq is still trying to establish a semblance of a democracy.
Despite the Slemani Museum's unorthodox move, smuggling has decreased in the region in part due to the growing awareness of the problem and a joint effort by authorities. But organizations say more help is needed to stop thieves.
The museum's director Hashim Abdulla says that in the region of Kurdistan there are still thousands of undiscovered sites yet to be excavated.
He points out a recent site in a small village 20 minutes outside of Sulaimaniya. Artifacts at this location have dated back to the Assyrian period, almost 3,000 years ago.
Under Kurdistan regional governmental laws the site should become a protected area but in reality in many cases those laws are too difficult to implement.
From Arwa Damon, CNN
December 13, 2011 -- Updated 1647 GMT (0047 HKT)
Daniel Libeskind Kurdistan museum
Erbil Citadel Antique & (Stones) museum قەڵای هەولێر و مۆزەخانەی بەرد و گەوهەر وئەنتیکە خانە
Erbil Citadel Antique & (Stone and Gems) museum in Kurdistan Region/ Iraq قەڵای هەولێر و مۆزەخانەی بەرد و گەوهەر وئەنتیکە خانە
New museum commemorates Kurdish fight against IS
(24 Jul 2018) LEADIN:
A new museum dedicated to the Kurdish fight against the Islamic State group has opened in northern Iraq.
It includes life-size wax models of peshmerga soldiers and pays tribute to both the military and civilian casaulties of the war.
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The hulking metal mass of a tank stands guard outside a museum in Sulaymaniyah.
No doubt it brings back memories for a Kurdish peshmerga soldier who has come to visit this place.
The museum commemorates a very recent but very significant period for the northern Kurdish region of Iraq: the battle against the Islamic State group.
Peshmerga soldier Jalil Mohammed wanders the museum, looking at wax models of fighters like him - and of the extremists he was up against.
IS has been close to eradicated from Iraq, but not without the sacrifiice of the Kurds he fought alongside.
We gave martyrs, thousands of them for the sake of Kurdistan and the unity of Iraq, he says.
We proved to the whole world that the peshmerga can resist the terrorists of Daesh (Islamic State militants) and proudly defeated them.
The peshmerga were instrumental in the defeat of IS, along with Iraqi troops and coalition advisers.
The museum also commemorates members of the People's Protection Units, known as the YPG, a Western-backed Syrian Kurdish force that has fought IS in their own country.
As well as life-size wax figures of Kurdish fighters, replica weapons and items captured from the enemy are on display.
Museum visitor Amez Bakir says it records memories of this bloody period in Iraq's history for the next generations.
It wasn't just soldiers who were killed in the fight.
The museum pays tribute to the Kurdish journalists who covered the conflict - eight died in the violence upon which they were reporting.
The names of more than 7,000 people killed in the war are recorded here.
Our goal is clear and sacred, it is to keep alive this disaster and inform the whole world that we as Kurds have got the lion's share from this fight, the terrorist fight that the world was dragged into, says Dilshad Majid, director of archives at the museum.
The museum is located in the old security headquarters of Saddam Hussein's Baath party in Sulaimaniyah, a symbol of the old regime's oppression.
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Daniel Libeskind Architect of The Kurdistan Museum
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24)
– The world-renowned architect, Daniel Libeskind, is designing The Kurdistan Museum, in conjunction with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The new facility will be located in Erbil, at the base of the city’s ancient citadel.
A long-time resident of New York, Libeskind is also the master planner for the reconstruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) complex, including the towers destroyed on 9/11, as well as a 9/11 museum and memorial.
Kurdistan 24 met Libeskind at the conference, “Halabja: Echoes of Genocide in Kurdistan,” which was held by the KRG in Washington on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Saddam’s Hussein’s brutal chemical attack.
The planned museum is “really the museum of the Kurdish people,” Libeskind told Kurdistan 24. It will represent the story of “their struggles and achievements,” of their history.
But, the museum “is not only about the past—the catastrophes and genocides,” he noted. “It is also about their future.”
For Libeskind, architecture “is actually a story-telling profession,” despite the fact it uses heavy materials, such as concrete and glass.
“If you could write what architecture does, you would not need buildings.”
“There are two elements which meet” in The Kurdistan Museum, Libeskind explained. “One I call the ‘Anfal Line’—a space that represents in many ways the genocide against the Kurds.”
The other line traverses that center “into a new space, which I call the line of freedom,” he said, “since the Kurds have been fighting for their freedom,” along with their nationhood and identity, “for so many generations.”
Noting that the museum will sit at the foot of the citadel, the architect observed that the new space will open “fully” toward the city, giving “the audiences a garden” that looks over the city “and really tells the story of the hope that the Kurdish people represent, not only to themselves but to the world.”
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aya matha ANKAWA - HINDREEN MAJEED (RE-CLIP)
This Re-clip is about “Aya Matha” a song by the singer Hindren Majeed. This song reveals many aspects of my beloved city Ankawa. The first video clip version is really old, so my goal was to re-do it and to create a new version of the song that shows that this city will always stay strong.
Genre: History
Representations of characters and issues: cultural and national identity
The story started with old pictures in an old album in an old location. Later-on, as the actor keeps turning the pages, the album begins to show our culture today, but with some historic buildings and people wearing traditional clothes such as the scene in Darga.
So, I started to build the story to show Ankawa as clearly as possible. It was difficult to show locations and to connect these places to the story. As you can see, I showed some locations and then showed the meaning of the lyrics only. Later on, I tried to capture shots in various locations of Ankawa, such as the Syriac Heritage Museum, Mar Yousif Church, Maryamane Shrine, Mar Gorges Church, Darga (the oldest part of the city), Qasra, Flka, the Maryaman Statue, Um al-Maauna Church, the walls of Ankawa Social Youth Club and Hdyab,, Mar Elia Church, and random buildings.
While editing and making these changes, I realized that the album was, in a way, empty. My answer to that was, “I can’t fill it by myself.” This disturbed me and led me to ask myself more questions. For example, who can fill the album? How can they fill the album? The first question was quite easy to answer. I could fill the album with the people who live in Ankawa. As for the second question, I decided to share pictures that will show people living in Ankawa in a positive way. I wanted to show the happiness and love among the Christians in Ankawa. So I realized, the blank pages in the album were encouraging me to fill these pages with the love and happiness I see in Ankawa. This became my goal, to show Ankawa in a positive way. To show our love and happiness and the Christians that are gathering together in Ankawa. Also, I wanted to show to the people who emigrate from the city that Ankawa needs them in order to fill the city and to fill “the album.” I am using the word “album” to represent Ankawa and the people living here with happiness, who will not let problems allow them to give up on Ankawa.
What was my experience making the re-clip? Let me begin by saying it was something hard to do. It made me take many responsibilities. For example, being the screen writer, the cinematographer, who was responsible for the story board, and the mise en scene. I was the art director and the camera man, and the editor, responsible for color corrections and transitions. Overall, I was directing each video shoot. As this was my first time to take all the responsibilities to make a film, I will really appreciate it if you like the re-clip. But overall, it is such a great feeling to do a project for Ankawa
About the scene with the actors drawing the graffiti art on the wall, well, you know that this is a film and whatever you see is acting. This was my idea of showing Ankawa, and what is actually here! Not to make something only for the video.
Camera used to record this music video: cannon 70d try to watch it with 1080p HD for better quality
SPECIAL THANKS TO…
Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda
Mayor of Ankawa Jalal Habib Aziz
Singer: Hindren Majeed
Supervisor: Sargon Khamo
Actors: Manuel Shangola
Hilda Shangola
Siman Khorany
Avesta Qaselias
Branda Yousif
Helmn Basl
Capturing BTS: Manwel Hakeem
Syriac heritage museum
And All other location owners
Ian Shangola
Mar Qardakh School
CAS project - Creative project
ian.shangola@gmail.com
The official music video
Thank you…
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Das IS-Museum in Kurdistan
Ich habe das IS-Museum in #Kurdistan besucht. Es erzählt die traurige Geschichte des Krieges in dem millionen Menschen aus ihrem normalen Leben gerissen wurden. Den Textbeitrag dazu findet ihr hier:
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Flying over Erbil - Irak
Erbil, also spelt Arbil or Irbil, locally called Hawler/Hewler by the Kurds (Kurdish: ھەولێر Hewlêr; Arabic: أربيل, Arbīl; Syriac: ܐܲܪܒܝܠ, Arbela), is the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the most populous city in northern Iraq. It is located approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Baghdad. It has about 850,000 inhabitants,[1] and its governorate had a permanent population of 2,009,367 as of 2015.[2]
Human settlement at Erbil can be dated back to possibly 5000 BC, and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the world.[3] At the heart of the city is the ancient Citadel of Arbil. The earliest historical reference to the region dates to the Ur III dynasty of Sumer, when king Shulgi mentioned the city of Urbilum. The city was later settled by the Assyrians.[4][5]
Erbil became an integral part of the kingdom of Assyria by at least the 21st century BC through to the end of the 7th century BC, after it was captured by the Gutians, and it was known in Assyrian annals variously as Urbilim, Arbela and Arba-ilu. After this it was part of the geopolitical province of Assyria under several empires in turn, including the Median Empire, the Achaemenid Empire (Achaemenid Assyria), Macedonian Empire, Seleucid Syria, Parthian Empire (Athura), Assyria (Roman province) and Sassanid Empire (Assuristan), as well as being the capital of the Neo-Assyrian state of Adiabene between the mid 2nd century BC and early 2nd century AD. Following the Arab conquest of Persia, Assyria as a geo-political entity (then known as Assuristan/Athura) slowly dissolved, and during medieval times the city came to be ruled by the Seljuk and Ottoman Turks.[6]
Erbil's archaeological museum houses a large collection of pre-Islamic artefacts (particularly Sumerian and Assyrian) and is a centre for archaeological projects in the area.[7] The city was designated as Arab Tourism Capital 2014 by the Arab Council of Tourism.[8][9] In July 2014, Erbil Citadel was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The city has an ethnically diverse population of Kurds (the majority ethnic group), Armenians, Assyrians, Arabians, Iraqi Turkmens, Yezidis, Shabakis and Mandeans. It is equally religiously diverse, with believers of Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Christianity (mainly followed by Assyrians and Armenians), Yezidism, Yarsan, Shabakism and Mandeanism extant in and around Erbil.
When words fail. Iraq's lost heritage, and efforts to save it
Part of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 1: What is happening? The significance of sites at risk, and the current situation. Dr Lamia al-Gailani ( UCL/SOAS).
Iraq has lost to war, violence, development, and neglect many of its most valuable monuments, ancient and modern. What are the urgent measures –immediate or long term
–to preserve and document what is left?
متحف اربيل كوردستان العراق Museum of Arbil, Kurdistan, Iraq
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Fate of Assyrian Community in Iraq & Syria
Aneki Nissan, President of the Centre for Canadian-Assyrian Relations, presenting the Fate of the Assyrian Community in Iraq & Syria to the standing committee on Citizenship and Immigration in Ottawa, Canada.
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Culture Under Threat: Terrorism and Profiteering - Iraqi Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Culture Under Threat: The World Responds
Iraq’s minister of tourism and antiquities, Adel Fahad Shershab, reminds the world that old-school legal steps will not stop armed groups from controlling land, oil and antiquities.
Find out more about the Cultural Property Under Threat Conference at theantiquitiescoalition.org
Assyrian Artifacts Vandalized in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The attack on Assyrian heritage and history in the region have increased in their frequency and ferociousness with the advent of ISIS. There are regular reports of ISIS destroying Assyrian material heritage since their assault on Syrian and Iraqi territory, but there are also other hostile forces which seek to vandalize and denigrate our history and presence in the region. Recent reports show Kurdish flags painted on Assyrian reliefs in Dohuk, not once, but twice in quick succession. There is evidence of hammering and chiseling taking place, as well as numerous suspected bullet holes. The Kurdistan Regional Government have not condemned these acts or committed any resources to watching over and protecting Assyrian heritage.
INSIDE Kurdistan IRAQ (Travel Safe in 2019) & Baghdad Protests
Iraqi Kurdistan aka. Southern Kurdistan is an autonomous region in Northern Iraq. I travelled to Erbil (Kurdistan) and had a really good time. Kurdish people were so welcoming that they offered my anything whenever possible.
In this video I met a few cool Kurdish guys who explained me the situation in Baghdad (Arab Iraq) and what they meant by Boycott Turkey. Even though, Erbil (Kurdistan) is located in Iraq, their region is much safer because it is protected by Peshmerga, the military forces responsible for the security of Kurdistan.
The video was taken in center of Erbil at the area of the Citadel, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. I also visited Erbil's most famous Tea House Machko. My Hotel (Fareeq) was in Ankawa which is 7km outside of Erbil Downtown.
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Syriac Christian communities: people, monuments and manuscripts in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq
Part of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 1: What is happening? The significance of sites at risk, and the current situation. with Dr Sebastian Brock and Sebastien de Courtois.
Dr Brock (Oriental Institute, Oxford University) will speak about some of the living Syriac Communities of the Middle East, introducing who they are, and their manuscripts.
Sebastien de Courtois (l’École Pratique des Hautes Études): My presentation will be based on my own experience as a journalist who was present in Northern Iraq in the summer 2014. I will mention the destruction of the Yezidis sanctuaries in Sindjar; the destruction of churches and Syriac monasteries in the plain of Niniveh; but also the heroic action of Father Najeeb who saved thousands of old manuscripts from Mosul and the city of Qaraqosh. Then I will show pictures of the very old Synagogue of Al qosh, in the Kurdistan area.
Capacity Building - Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management Training in Erbil, Iraq
In 2013, World Monuments Fund developed a cultural heritage conservation and management program to engage U.S. university faculty with Iraqi and Kurdish professionals. During the January 2015 session in Sulaimaniyah, participants considered a variety of approaches to heritage management planning and site interpretation with particular emphasis on the urban context. Practical coursework included training in digital documentation techniques and site visits to build on participants' understanding of cultural heritage.
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Video Purportedly Shows ISIS Destroying Ancient Iraq City
Islamic State extremists at Iraq's ancient city of Hatra destroyed the archaeological site by smashing sledgehammers into its walls and shooting Kalashnikov assault rifles at priceless statues, a new militant video purportedly from the group shows. Militants attacked Hatra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, last month, officials and local residents said, though the extent of the damage remains unclear as it is in territory still controlled by the Islamic State group. The video, released overnight Friday, shows a militant on a ladder using a sledgehammer to bang repeatedly on the back of one of the carved faces until it crashes to the ground and breaks into pieces. The video also shows a militant firing a Kalashnikov rifle at another, while men chop away the bases of some of the larger wall sculptures.