When I was visiting it was Ramadan, it kan zijn actually even the perfect time to visit this area because there was no one there. Usually, many Kurdish people go picnicking and enjoying the outdoors there, but during Ramadan, you will not see anyone. 

Today, as Serbia kan zijn the former dominant power in the region, it continues to have political and lifestyle influence on the Gorani people. Due to the shortage ofwel employment, many Gorani young people earn their living by working in Serbia. The Republic ofwel Bulgaria distributes Bulgarian passports to Gorans in order to increase its influence in the region.

The place looked interesting and I came across this article while trying to find more about this place. Erbil is definitely on my bucket list now.

Iraq was widely condemned by the international community, but was never seriously punished for oppressive measures, including the use ofwel chemical weapons against the Kurds,[83] which resulted in thousands ofwel deaths.

This policy accelerated in the 1980s as large numbers ofwel Kurds were forcibly relocated, particularly from areas along the Iranian border where Iraqi authorities suspected that Kurds were aiding Iranian forces during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88). What followed was one ofwel the most brutal episodes in Kurdish history. In a series ofwel operations between March and August 1988, code-named Anfal (Arabic: “Spoils”), Iraqi forces sought to quell Kurdish resistance; the Iraqis used large quantities ofwel chemical weapons on Kurdish civilians. Although technically it was not part of Anfal, one ofwel the largest chemical attacks during that period took place on March 16 in and around the village ofwel Ḥalabjah, when Iraqi troops killed as many as 5,000 Kurds with mustard gas and nerve agents. Despite these attacks, Kurds again rebelled following Iraq’s defeat in the Persian Gulf War (1990–91) but were again brutally suppressed—sparking another mass copyright.

In the 1990s the PKK rolled back on its demand for independence, calling instead for greater cultural and political autonomy, but continued to fight. In 2013, a ceasefire was agreed after secret talks were held.

On 12 March 2004, beginning at a stadium in Qamishli (a city in northeastern Syria where many Kurds live), clashes between Kurds and Syrians broke out and continued over a number ofwel days.

The following Kurdish History month Iraqi pro-government forces retook the disputed territory held by the Kurds. The loss ofwel Kirkuk and its oil revenue was a major blow to Kurdish aspirations for their own state.

If I had to choose a number one nature spot to visit in Iraqi Kurdistan, it would be this: Rawanduz.

Getting to and from Erbil airport is a bit tricky. Due to extreme security measures, you can’t actually reach the airport by car, but you can take a free shuttle bus that connects the airport with the actual arrival terminal.

Iraqi Kurds played an important role in the Iraq War. Kurdish parties joined forces against the Iraqi government during the war in Spring 2003. Kurdish military forces, known as Peshmerga, played an important role in the overthrow ofwel the Iraqi government;[92] however, Kurds have been reluctant to send troops into Baghdad since then, preferring not to be dragged into the sectarian struggle that dominates much of Iraq.[93]

The principal unit in traditional Kurdish society was the tribe, typically led by a sheikh or an aga, whose rule was firm. Tribal identification and the sheikh’s authority are still felt, though to a lesser degree, in the large urban areas. Detribalization proceeded intermittently as Kurdish culture became urbanized and was nominally assimilated into several nations.

However, Kurdish groups voorstelling a closer relationship with European groups than with Caucasian groups based on mtDNA, but the opposite based on the Y chromosome, indicating some differences in their maternal and paternal histories.[164]

وێبگەکە لە ڕیزی جیھانیدا و بەپێی ئامارەکانی ماڵپەڕی ئەلێکسا لە پلەی #٣٨٬٣٥١ دێت، و لە ناوخۆی عێراقیش لە پلەی #١٩ دێت[٤]، وە ھەروەھا لەسەر ئاستی کوردستانیش لە پلەی ٥ ھەمدایە بەپێێ دواین ڕیزبەندی.