Iraqi Kurdistan

Mamilian IDP Camp, Aqrah
Mamilian IDP Camp near Aqrah, Dohuk Governorate, houses 12,000 displaced residents of Mosul and the Nineveh plains. The camp has separate sections for Yezidi, Sunni and Shia families, but the children are taught together in mixed classes.
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Father Nageeb’s ‘Hotel’
Throughout Erbil stand half-built luxury apartments, offices and hotels. Father Nageeb, a Dominican priest, has converted one of these buildings, standing by a half-completed ring road on the outskirts of Erbil, into a vertical camp housing Christian and Yezidi refugees.
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Diwan Hotel Camp, Erbil
The conflict with ISIS, combined with the resulting refugee crisis and reduced business activity, has put tremendous strain on the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In the shadow of a partially completed hotel in the new business quarter of Erbil, a small camp houses refugees.
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Yazidi shrine, Lalish
The Yazidis follow an ancient religion that blends pre-Islamic Mesopotamian and Assyrian traditions, Christianity and Islam. Since 2014, the Yazidis have been targeted by ISIS. Lalish, northeast of Mosul, is their religious centre and focal point of an annual pilgrimage.
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Erbil citadel
Erbil citadel is dramatically situated on top of a mound, or ‘tell’, of accumulated archaeological layers, visually dominating the modern city of Erbil below. Believed to have been in existence for at least 6,000 years, it claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
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The Red Fort
The Red Fort in Sulaymaniyah served as the northern headquarters of the notorious Iraqi Intelligence Service. Its red façade has been preserved, marked with bullet holes and broken windows. The buildings contain a labyrinth of prison cells.
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The Road to Sulaymaniyah
The road from Erbil to Sulaymaniyah at Newroz (New Year’s day) is jammed with cars as families leave the city to spend their holiday picnicking in the countryside. Many groups pitch tents and sit at the side of the road to enjoy the spectacle.
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Sulaymaniyah
The city of Sulaymaniyah is located in the south of Iraqi Kurdistan, around 100 km east of Kirkuk. Sulaymaniyah has for many years been considered Iraqi Kurdistan’s cultural capital, home to many scholars, artists and writers.
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Zaytun Library
The Sami Abdul-Rahman Park in Erbil has been built on the former base of Saddam Hussein’s feared Fifth Corps Army, a place of imprisonment and torture. It is now a large park with lakes and gardens, and in its centre rises the Zaytun Library.
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The Hamilton Road
The Hamilton Road dates back to 1928, when the British commissioned New Zealand engineer Archibald Hamilton to build a road from Erbil up through the Zagros mountains to the Iranian border. This had previously been considered to be an impossible task.
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