Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities in The World to Travel [Travel advices]
Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities in The World to Travel:
5. Acapulco, Mexico
4. Baghdad, Iraq
3. Kabul, Afghanistan
2. Karachi, Pakistan
1. San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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Sulaymaniyah, Iraq Vlog #001
In the summer of 2012, I went on vacation in Iraq with my high school classmate, Hunter.
Salahadin Province - Iraq
Salahadin or Salah-ad-Din province in Iraq is the heartland of Iraq where famous, fabulous, proud, intelligent, talented and many of Iraq’s brave army and air force officers hale from. Salahadin province is named after Saladin (Salah ad-Din), a Muslim leader who defeated the Crusaders in Palestine at the Battle of Hattin in 1187, it is also host to other famous, popular and ancient Iraqi cities like Samarra, Tikrit, Ad-Dawr or (Al-Dour), Al-Shirqat, Baiji, Balad, Tuz-Khormato, Ad-Dujail and few other PROUD Iraqi 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
Tourism in Erbil Overview of Tourism Sector in Erbil
According to the General Manager of Tangram Hotel Mrs. Doaa Amin, the tourism sector in Erbil still has to pick up.
There are local tourists visiting the city and they mostly come from Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk and they form the biggest segment of the tourism sector in Erbil (more than 80%). They usually come with their families during public holidays, religious occasions or shopping. Generally, the facilities are being put in place as well as the infrastructure in Erbil.
There are many conferences and exhibitions taking place in the city and these are attracting a lot of business tourism from the region (Turkey, GCC, Africa) and beyond. Consequently, hotels are being build up too, including international hotel brands. Also, airlines are steadily increasing the number of their flights into the region. Erbil is on its way to fully realize its potential in terms of tourism also thanks to the stability in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
THIS IS KURDISTAN - Basûr û Rojava | South- & West-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 South- & West-Kurdistan. Not all cities and historic sites are represented; that would be impossible. But this is, by far, the most comprehensive introduction to Basur & Rojava currently available. Check out our videos for the other 2 parts of Kurdistan.
Unfortunately, 3 major historic regions featured in this video have been largely destroyed by the barbaric Turkish state and ISIS (backed by the Turks) over the past 4 years. Afrin, which has been home to Kurds for over 1000 years, was recently invaded by the Turkish state and Al-Qaeda. The region is home to thousands of ancient archaeological sites. Some of the historic structures featured in this video have already been (deliberately) destroyed by the Turks. Singal/Sinjar and Kirkuk, two other ancient cities of Kurdistan, have also been largely levelled during the wars of the past few years. Kirkuk, perhaps the world's richest city because of its immense oil wealth, is over 5,000 years old, but the city has little to show for its wealth or historic past because of centuries of corruption, ignorance, de-Kurdification by the Arabs, and wars.
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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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DEFINITIONS
Bakûr = North-Kurdistan; the majority Kurdish-populated areas of Turkey (East- and South-East Turkey).
Rojhilat = East-Kurdistan; the majority-Kurdish populated areas of Iran (North-West Iran).
Başûr = South-Kurdistan; the majority Kurdish-populated areas of Iraq (North-Iraq). This part of Kurdistan has autonomy; the Kurdish-areas are ruled by Kurds.
Rojava = West-Kurdistan; the areas under control of the Kurdish forces in Syria (North-Syria).