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Syria - The Start of my Journey to Kurdistan Iraq

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The Kurdish people in Iraq are some of the most friendly and hospitable people you will ever meet. During my visit, I met and accompanied a group of university students to their classess, was taken in by a local family and even learned a few Kurdish dance steps while on a typical picnic.
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Syria - The Start of my Journey to Kurdistan Iraq

February 11, 2007
I began my journey to Kurdistan Iraq from Damascus, Syria where I spent three days checking out this very old city.
Junko says:
I thought Iraq would be a sandy place in some reason, but as far as the info I get from your pics, it is just a neat cleaned place:)
Posted on: Oct 17, 2007
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Downtown Damascus
Downtown Damascus
Entrance to Souq al-Hamidiyya
Entrance to Souq al-Hamidiyya
Inside the souq
Inside the souq
Outside Umayyad Mosque
Outside Umayyad Mosque
Alley on outside of Umayyad Mosque
Alley on outside of Umayyad Mosque
Narrow Street of the Old City
Narrow Street of the Old City
Inside Umayyad Mosque
Inside Umayyad Mosque
Relaxing at a gazebo in the Umayya…
Relaxing at a gazebo in the Umay…
Entrance to the Umayyad Mosque fro…
Entrance to the Umayyad Mosque f…
Inside the main prayer building of…
Inside the main prayer building …
Inside the main prayer building of…
Inside the main prayer building …
An anti-Israeli demonstration on t…
An anti-Israeli demonstration on…
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