I Was AMAZED, traveling SOLO as a woman in ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN ♥ FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/evazubeck for daily travel updates ♥ It's my second time in Iraqi Kurdistan, but the people and culture here continue to inspire me. In this vlog, I take you on a quick tour of the Qayseria Bazaar in Erbil (Hawler) to meet some of the awesome people who work here. This vlog is dedicated to the memory of Bakir, the flute player featured in this vlog, who passed away since I filmed it.

Huddled in the back of a van, Rebin Pishtiwan carefully scans one yellowed page after another, as part of a project launched by the Kurdistan Centre for Art and Culture (KCAC) to digitise historic Kurdish texts at risk of disappearing forever. | AFP News Agency

2.5K views · 88 reactions | Warning: This video contains distressing images. "When they find no relief, they set themselves on fire." The BBC has been granted rare access to one of the main burns hospitals in Iraqi Kurdistan. | BBC World Service | Facebook

4.4K views · 105 reactions | Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani casts his ballot in Erbil for the Iraqi Council of Representatives elections. Read More: kurdistan24.net/en/story/874694/ | Kurdistan24 English | Facebook

Iraqi people are not what you think… While overlanding through the beautiful Korek mountains here in the region of Kurdistan (Iraq), I had the chance to meet beautiful people. They come from all over the country to experience the beauty of these mountains. These guys are from Basra (the Southern city of Ira) and from Baghdad (the capital). Although I’ve been warned ‘Muslim people hate dogs’ , I experienced the opposite so far. They are fascinated by Kena -my rottweiler- and they are breaking all