Welcome to one of the most amazing regions you may ever visit! Kurdistan is not an independent country (yet!), but an Iraqi semi-autonomous region located between Turkey and Iran. Here you’ll find tons of historic sites, breathtaking landscapes, scenic roads,… Read More »Iraqi Kurdistan: 10 days on the road
These two easternmost provinces in Kurdistan were formerly one (Sulaymaniyah), until Halabja split in 2014. However, the geographical dimensions of the latter are so little that we opted to dissect both together in this page. We’ve booked a hotel (Khan… Read More »Sulaymaniyah and Halabja Governorates: highlights
Also nicknamed Slimani, Suli, or Suleiman, this town was founded in 1784 by a Kurdish prince who named it after his father, Suleiman Pasha. It has since been the birthplace of numerous notorious people connected with human sciences and arts,… Read More »Sulaymaniyah, the cultural capital of Kurdistan