CONTENTIOUS TERRITORY

WILL IT BE RECOGNISED?

KURDISH BORDERS

THE FIRST "KURDISTAN"

EASTERN ASIA MINOR AND THE ZAGROS MOUNTAINS

KURDIST WORKER PARTY PKK

ETHNIC GROUP ISN'T WELL DEFINED

WILL IT BECOME A COUNTRY?

ETHNICITIES AREN'T PERFECTLY SEPARABLE BY BORDERS

PERMANENT MINORITY

First Breakfast In Kurdistan

Local Tea Shop With The Lads

Buying Sweets

Old Bazaar

Ice Cream Break

Traditional Kurdish Chewing Gum

Tea & People Watching

Epic Slemani Lahmajun

First Thoughts On Kurdistan

Kleicha Shopping

Can't Pay For Anything Here!

Todays Plan

World's Greatest Breakfast

Akre Mosque View

Quick Sandwich Stop

Meeting Local Character

Kurdish Hospitality

Fresh Orange & City View

Old Kurdish House Tour

Garden N Meeting Chickens

New Friend Took Us Up Mountain

Kurdistan Is Beautiful

Cheese Bread

Local Man Paid For Our Food

Sheep Milk Ice Cream

Mad Pink Drink

Shahran, Baderkhan and Zryan are 3 of 35 million Kurds

Kurdistan is a land of peace for all people

Kurdistan is an autonomous region with their own government

The Kurds are living in a mountainous region that's bigger than Germany

None of those countries want to give Kurdistan independence

The history of the Kurds dates back to the beginning of recorded civilization

Kurdistan is about as diverse as a place can get

Over the centuries, the Kurds have suffered from multiple wars

terrorism and civil unrest

If travelers' want to come here, they can get a visa stamp on arrival

Arriving Into Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan

Street Sandwich

Tea On The Streets

Super Cheap Falafel Sandwich

Ultra Luxury Accommodation

Street Food Hunt

Back At The Palace