Iraq 2016 - A Solo Female Travelers' Perspective | Expedition 196
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- This is the Sovereign Nation of The Republic of Iraq, which is a legal country. Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory known as an "Autonomous Region", not a legally recognized Sovereign Nation. For all intense and purposes, as well as provision of factional information, I visited The Republic of Iraq, as what my passport stamp states.
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This video is my own personal experience in that I had in Erbil, Iraq and only Erbil. I did not travel around anywhere else in Iraq and can not speak for other places. But from my knowledge and research, Erbil is one of the most peaceful cities within Iraq and varies greatly in culture due to the Kurdistan way of life and government, which they're very proud of. Please take this video as an educational experience about another city in Iraq aside from the ones we see/hear on the news every day. Political or negative comments will not be welcome. Just enjoy :)
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Im iraqi
❤️❤️
Hy
I am Pakistani from Iraq my number 03002847486 IMO number
ohyiu هلا بالخميسئ
ohyiu : nobody give a fuck about your Iraqi nationality not even your passport works in airports lol
ohyiu
احب العراقیین
انا من ایران
There is a complicated relationship between Arab and Persians
But there is alot of similarities between us we should understand each other more I mean Iraqis treat Iranian kindly in Moharam
And I meet Iraqis in my country we get along pretty well
I don't understand where this hatred come from I love Arabs
I learned Arabic and it's beautiful love to learn more
Love from Iran
انا احب العراقیین
We are brothers , Iraqis and Iranis are somehow bonded in a really strong brotherly way , Muharram explains it all ,
💚من ايران را دوست دارم ، من خواهر
I don't understand where this hatred come from"""
no doubt , who is making war weapons , in the world , from there it came . they want a good market
so split mankind to religion , area vice , again split into siya , sunni etc , Hindu, x,an , Muslim and Jews
Well dear that’s kurdistan
*I'm from Iraq🇮🇶💜*
Kurdistan ❤️
اذا رئيس وزرئك بدو موافقة يدخل علي كوردستان شلون صار عراق
It's called Autonomy.
Delo alo العراق
Delo alo
اول ما موجود بلدس ليه خرهستان واحد
ثانيا انتم قله اجت للعراق من ارمينا واستوطنتوا بلدان اخرة مثل العراق وايران
ثالثا رئيس الوزراء يطب وين ما يريد وعلمنا بنص بلدكم مرفوع وحتى ورة ممثلينكم من وزراء مرفوع
وكل شي موجود بمحافضاتنه الشماليه هو من اقتصاد وميزانيه العراق الي كان يحولهه للاقراد
there is but Kurdistan not iraq
Kardo Viyan in your dreams buddy 😅
old
No Iraq
My dream is to one day visit Iraq 👌thank you for this vid
Welcome to Iraq
Iraq is now a safe country
I have to visit Iraq
Im an iraqi
feel welcomed anytime dear
you're more than welcome!
@@Sparklingblue242 alot change in iraq you are wellcom to vist Baghdad and can you pls post link of vlog you talk about
One of my ultimate travel destination someday, Iraq, to see the Ruins of Babylon Empire..
كم واحد عراقي هنا؟
Sara Mohammed 👋🏻🤣
Please come to Baghdad!! And thanks for saying “Iraq in general “ in the end of the video 😬
ولك بغداد زبالة
Beautiful country beautiful people
Lion lion thanks ^_^
Thanks for saying I'm
Beautiful ....
I don't hear that really often ..
I’m really glad to hear that at least once in my whole life 🙂
Thanks for your beautiful opinion 🖤
it's actually kurdstan not iraq
cant find that on maps .
I love you i am from Iraq
you Iraqui?
هسه انتي عايشه ميته 😹
I would like to see Iraq. I've pretty much considered it too dangerous. As a Caucasian (that is, my ancestors are from the Caucasus Mountains, I believe, though I'm American) I'd like to see people from the Middle East. As someone said, I'd like to see Babylon and the people, taste the food. Cradle of Ancient Civilization!!! It's biblical too!
The reason why some area in Iraq or other mid-east country is dangerous bcs usa & israel goverment create isis.
اهلآ وسهلأ💖
Irene 94 keep telling yourself that, Muslim extremists are the problems and we love that oil😍, we kicked ass and took names over there
Kurdistan
I wish that one day I will be able to go to at least half of all the countries that you went to. I imagine that you must have so many stories to tell! Thank you for sharing your experience from all over the world
Please join Arabaen walk someday in Karbala. You'll love it.
Iraq💛💚
love ya!!!!! my iraqi boy (btw idc if youre kurd or arab but youre iraqi so may god bless ya)
Welcome to kurdistan😊👍💗
Greetings from erbil ✌✌
helo friend , I am Ramesh from India ( kerala state ) , worked in Taji gas plant , baghdad several years before (1981-83) , I love Iraq and its people , very sincere and loving character . I want to make a real friend in Iraq
Taji gas plant is still there ? whether you are all safe there , I am very concerned about brothers and sisters in Iraq
my E mail ID is pnramesh123@yahoo.com , mobile 91 9846673271
big respect to iraq, love you from jordan
Hi ! i really like you and your vlogs! but you have to visit Kurdistan again. I'd like to give you a better tour around and show you the history behind the kurdish culture. We are not Arabs and we have other religions then only Islam this is the autonomous part of Iraq, where we have our own government and bounds.
Persian squad representing
"Sharif" isn't exclusively Arabic. It's also quite widespread in Pakistan, for instance the present Prime Minister of Pakistan is Nawaz Sharif.
Hazar Sharif hahahaha only a kurd knows your intentions
Mesopotamian Kurd and Can you tell me The difrent betwen isis and pkkk
Hazar Sharif yeah but our government is fucking garbage
she is beautiful and open minded great qualities in a woman these days
This isnt Iraq though, its Kurdistan
we cant find that on maps , sorry .
Kurdyyy hhh such a fool
Fascinating, thank you! Erbil looks very pleasant indeed.
My daughter spent 9/14-8/15 in the Palestinian West Bank as the year abroad element of her Arabic & Anthropology degree, and I visited her twice. All in all a very positive and enriching experience, so between the two of us we have some perspective on the notion of single female travellers in the Middle East.
يمكن أني الوحيد أجيت من صفحة IRAQ MIX 🌚💔
لا حبي غلطان
غلطان حبي
welcome to kurdistan😍
I converted to Islam Alhamdulila after visiting Istanbul and OMAN ALHAMDULILA...
Still don't want to go. Thank you for showing.
Stephanie Ann , Iraq was dangerous but now it’s safe nearly the whole country
You can visit Baghdad easily and Southern Area to watch marshals
Iarq Iraq Iraq❤️❤️❤️ love form syria
Iraqui people Loves Syria
I'm glad that you have visitied my Country and you enjoyed staying in Kurdistan But it's not Iraq we Kurdish people have a different languages and different dialects&culture and difrent relegation and Kurdistan is more bigger than you know☺❤❤
The stamp on my passport when I entered Erbil states, "Iraq". I am well aware of the situation between Kurdistan and Iraq, and when anyone visits Erbil, they will be technically visiting Iraq.
i know you have a thing in your mind called kurdistan but there is no sovereign nation called kurdistan and for now you will be iraqi and as an iraqi arab i love to tell you that you are my iraqi kurdish sibling whom i respect. enjoy life
Lol
It's just fun to see Kurds begging for respect since no one recognizes their REGION as a country
It's Iraq and originally its Assyria No Kurds At Iraq you are originally Iranian
Cassie De Pecol honey don't listen to these people they are races and stupid they are living in a different world
اهلا وسهلا نورتي في العراق
Not iraq we do not consider ourselves as iraqis we are Kurds And from Kurdistan
great no wonder it's so hard to have peace in the Middle East LOL... the bickering... it just never ends.... yeah ok we got it you are durdish and from Kurdistan and you don't speak Arabic because you like speaking Kurdish. great Cogratulatios.... Now can we have some peace and love please..... :D
F D your kinda right but im not durdish im Kurdish but i hate when someone considers Kurdistan as iraq like we have our own culture people food and many more and i agree with you
F D , you summoned the status of the middle east in a few words .
F D arabit because of arabits like you M.E won’t have peace
Irak is manmade
Its not iraq its kurdistan
It is laughable that anyone wants to live in a desert. No wonder they are always fighting over something dumb.
Thats kurdistan (south kurdistan) +kurdistan is all high mountain 🏔
There is no desert hear
Get educated
nice♥♥
هممم
Pîr Bijî Kûrd û Kurdistan ❤️☀️💚
Ji Bakure Kurdistan ne Hezar Sîlav Em Hemû Brane :)
I from azerbayjan iraq💖💖💖💖
Kurdistan
baghdad, middle or south IRAQ is more safe and beautiful
Zeo Leen are you kidding? 😅 Baghdad is more safe? lol
Zeo Leen wtf
Welcome to Iraq😊
@Mardan Kurdish ههههه والله لولا اسرائيل وامريكا لما كنتم بلوجود اصلا
Over worked umm you chose to go there for fun like who tf gore to Afghanistan for vaca or for fun lmao
Me lol
Thas Kurdistan go to irag i mean bagdhad
وينهم العراقيين
I know this is old but this is amazing 💖💖 I am Kurdish Sorani and it is amazing 💖💖 my grandma and most of my cousins live in Kurdistan while my mother and my family lives in the UK around every 2 years we fly or go by car back to Kurdistan 💖💖 I love it very much and went this year for the first time in 3 years because of some roubles went back. 💖💖 my grandma and everything isn’t in erbil though somewhere else 💖💖
I'm still alive
Maybe Yer country tried
To kill me but according
To my traditions ... I must
Welcome any guest ......
Iraq Fuckin CountryBall yes welcome her and give her some Iraqi love alright
welcome to Kurdistan. It would mean the world for me if I meet you! I'm always here for you if u need any help. 😊💜
its iraq
It is definitely NOT Iraq... Erbil is a Kurdish city, populated by Kurdish people in Kurdistan. It is not Iraq, it is not Iraqi Kurdistan, it is KURDISH Kurdistan!
true
It’s not Iraq
Iraq is better then fucking Kurdistan
🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🤩
ye ye we can see how is iraq complete shit and poor
Welcome to Iraq at any time❤🇮🇶🇮🇶❣
عاشت كوردستان الكبرا
@@قولالحققولالحق عاشت كوردستان و عاش العراق
❤️KURDI💛STAN💚
Thats kurdistan
If you want to see the real Iraq you have to go to the arab part
there is no such thing as kurdistan but ther is the krg which is under iraqi federal law but is governed by its own defacto government anyway its iraq all over
Everything you see is from iraq and made by iraqi money . There is no state who is name kurdistan .
The facto is speaking, we live in our country and our land is under the occupation of the Persian-Turkish Arab enemy. We broke the nose of Hulaku in Arbil Castle. We are the grandchildren of Medea and Salaheddin. We love the challenge. This Kurdistan is the land of heroes. Those who come to us welcome them even if they are hateful, but this is one of the goodness of our souls and of the generosity towards our guest, but the kurdistan and the homeland are a red line. Greetings
Ali Lokman Ismail
Wake up , from you pinky fantasy world. You overestimate your selv alot of much . Remember who left sinjar and flee from isil
chief yoyo Clash of Clans listen I didn't mean it as some sort of raisist way
Its just that everyone knows that the kurdish part of Iraq is well...different.
And she keeps talking about "kurdish culture" which is great and all but not the real Iraqi culture.
The culture of the Summerians and babylonions, thats what I truly ment.
OK?!
très belle vidéo et très beau voyage j'ai toujours vu l'irak avec l'image de la guerre et sa change beaucoup de voir des choses comme celle-ci qui fait du bien
Bien dit.
merci beaucoup :-)
Hello friend
You should also visit OMAN
I really want to go there too! See it with my own eyes:)
feel welcomed to visit baghdad dear , as we say " if our homes wont suffice , our eyes and hearts will "
everything is better right now , we are recovering in no time .
What's the difference between Kurds and us (Arabs)
I looovee iraq its my country and i don't care about whatever people say cuz come on,,, whe've been through a lot for the last couple years .... people are just making these frickin bad thoughts bout iraq like dude come on....its not us who made this stop BLAMING iraqis like PLEASE!!!!!! What are the sins of those poor innocent dying little kids ??? Stop the war against us please!!!!! Btw,,,, i love the fact that you took the time and effort to visit my country your one hundred times welcome !!!!!!!
Welcome to Iraqi kurdistan
اهلا بيكم في العراق
baghdad,iraq is where i live
I'm From Erbil welcom to iraq
Kurdistan is my heart erbil,IRAQ
Mardan Kurdish it's Iraq 🇮🇶
Kurds are nicer in general than iraqis. You won't last 1 day in Baghdad which is the capital of iraq.
what a load of shit.
says the girl who never went to baghdad and heard some stupid stuff on the news about Baghdad ....
Insert name here
Your passport says “republic of iraq” so shut up .
Abdullah Alsudani ur girls run from baghdad comes here lmao
Those stuff doesn’t come from the blue sky,
Im from IRAQ🇮🇶 welcome to Iraq
هيه جايه لكوردستان مو للعراق لاتتعصبي عزيزتي
It is kurdistan go to baghdad and you know what iraq look like `_`
We all IRAQ
Was your travel insurance valid when you went to Kurdistan? Or did you go uncovered?
You're rather overselling your recommendation for female solo travellers (as well as anyone else, for that matter) to go anywhere in Iraq, and it's highly irresponsible of you.
The UK government has advised all UK citizens/residents against all but essential travel to Iraq, including Erbil, for a number of years now. Some zones are even advised as no-go whatsoever. Why do you think that is?
Are you from the US? What was the official advice from your country regarding visiting Iraq at the time you went?
Scruffy O The US government and the media instills fear in all of us when it comes to many countries around the world, including Iraq. I imagine the UK government and many others are the same. For you to call me irresponsible to talk about positive aspects of Iraq and my good experience as a solo female traveler, is very uneducated. What you fail to discuss are statistics. What are the chances of a person getting and dying of, cancer, in their lives? What are the chances of a person getting in or dying in a car accident in their lives? What are the chances of a person dying from a terrorist-related event during their visit to Iraq? What are the chances of a student, teacher, parent or visitor getting massacred at a regular elementary, middle school, high school, or college in the United States of America? Sandy Hook elementary school is a 15 minute drive from my hometown, and look what happened. Death and fear exists everywhere, and the governments and media outlets will always continue to instill fear in us from warning us to travel to certain places.
By acknowledging the statistics of what can happen by traveling to a country like Iraq, in addition to the statistics of personal harm that can be made by simply walking empty streets alone in Los Angeles or NYC at night, for example, driving 45 minutes to work, or being birthed by parents who either themselves had/have cancer, we face risk of death.
You, like many others, are consumed by the fear of living. Too many aspects of life are scary to most people, so they would rather be confined to their hometown drinking celery juice and never veering to explore the world we live in before their life inevitably ends. People have a problem accepting death and therefore live in fear.
There are millions of kind and innocent people who live in Iraq and live satisfactory, and great lives. I would not ever tell a woman or man for that matter, not to travel to a country where millions of people thrive, based on a US government warning or negative media article. Women and men have been safely traveling to Iraq for decades, and Erbil in particular, is one of the safest places to visit in the Middle East. It’s relatively peaceful compared to the rest of Iraq.
Perhaps next time I’d recommend digging a little deeper into your research of travel, and solo female travel, in specific, to realize the facts of traveling to these places and how much of a risk it actually isn’t. I don’t condone name calling - especially from someone who’s never attempted to step foot in a place to learn for themselves. I’m the least irresponsible person you’ll ever come across and have helped hundreds of thousands of women and men, around the world, to act on their pursuits of seeing the world with an open mind. At the end of the day though, I’m not their mother or caretaker, and it is up to every individual to take the necessary precautions when they travel to Erbil, as they do when entering New York City.
I wish you the best in your endeavors, and I hope you have the opportunity to visit Iraq someday.
this isnt really iraq its kurdistan
Aknan Mohammed Kurdistan is not a Sovereign Nation, it is an autonomous region located within the Sovereign Nation of Iraq. For the purpose of the Guinness World Record and legal technicalities, Kurdistan exists within Iraq, and my passport stamp read “Iraq”, so, I visited Iraq.
@@CassieDePecol
i feel like buying beer for you , well said Cassie .
Should’ve gone to Baghdad.
Eye rack
Most welcome princess
its Kurdistan. Kurdistan is safe
Africa. Ugh. Why?
Why you dont come to baghdad
how visit to iraq
من جاي من صفحة Iraq Mix
Hi from iraq
this kurdstan not iraq
شلون ؟؟ما سمعت هذا عراق يعني عراق كوردستان بخشمك
Close your dirty mouth, it's Iraq, one map and one government, racist kurdish.
ممكن واحد يترجم ما تقول
Iraq is a beautiful country Alhamdulila
I want to visit eye rack too
Sultan Abdulrahman lmao
Khal Drogo Iraq lol
Khal Drogo Go and fuck yourself,,we do not accept gays
ادري شعندج جاية هنا
I have a plan to go to Erbil, it's really like a nice place, totally different from another city in Iraq
Is it safe? I think that Isis is there
Kurdistan hasn't been completely free of ISIS-related violence, though. I recall ISIS attacking Kirkuk two or three months ago. But you're right that Kurdistan is far, far safer than the rest of Iraq, and highly functional as a civil society.
Thank you so much
Drahcir Nevarc you are right its not completely free
But dont worry the iraqi peaple are working on it😑
Its T Isis is nowhere you idiot War has been over since September 2017 literally if you go anywhere in Iraq it's safe just that they're rebuilding in the areas Isis used to be in if you go to the Capitol Baghdad it's beautiful and if you go anywhere in Iraqi Kurdistan it's amazing including erbil which is completely no terrorism
I'm from KURDISTAN
#IRAQ is the cradle of civilizations ,home to holly sites,nice people and good hospitality ❤️ welcome to Iraq anytime babe 😍I’m Iraqi and I send you all greeting from the capital #Baghdad💙
And I hope you enjoyed your trip in that ancient,old and archaeological country🖤
Go to Baghdad that's the challenge.
not anymore , everything is safe right now , baghdad is recovering .
Interviewing in Erbil is easy. But you need to be in pairs, preferably male + female. This isn't the US. Take turns to film / interview. Edit + upload to your cloud the same day. Never wander through those bazars alone. You won't come out "untouched".
It is Kurdistan!)(>> not iraq
Kurdistan is an Autonomous Region within the Sovereign Nation of Iraq. When you land in Kurdistan, the passport stamp will read "Iraq". For the sake of factual data, Kurdistan is within Iraq.
iraq since 2003 the country suffered so much blood lol sorry my english. iam from kuwait
اذهبي الان الى العراق . نحن بنتظارك 😍
Kurdistan
I layover in this city a lot and am also an American solo female traveler so your perspective is what I will be looking for from now on. Thank you for setting this example.
Love Iraq from Japan
Arikato from Basrah city south Iraq
I admire your spirit. I also love traveling around alone, though sometimes I think its probably best to have a few local friends to guide you around!
I think it is so nice of you to share positive energy with people and show the beautiful things in life. So important these days. The world needs more people like you.
Kurdistan
اح في احانب يجون العراق كفووو 😂😂😂😂😂
ترجمة لها 🌚
o english is join to iraq gooood 😂😂😂
You should go to Baghdad or basrah because irbel is part of Kurdistan
wow mam you are really courageous i must say. i cant even imagine to step my foot in iraq or syria
Cool vid. Iraq pronounced as EE-Rack not eye-rack.
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Nice video well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Welcome to IRAQ! It's one of the most beautiful countries and I'm actually really glad you showed more of it than what the media does. Although it would be nice if the flag at the end of the video would be changed to the Iraqi flag - Erbil is in Iraq. Overall, great content, hopefully you could cover it more in the future. Praying I could go soon too!
omar elkelani lmao you’re dreaming we don’t welcome you to Kurdistan