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Old Posted May 18, 2011, 2:45 PM
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Silemani - south Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region (Kurdish: Herêmî Kurdistanî, Arabic: إقليم كردستان ) is an autonomous Region since 1991 (de facto state) in Iraq.It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. Its capital is the city of Arbil , known in Kurdish as Hewlêr. The Region is officially governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government KRG.

Following the 1991 uprising of the Iraqi people against Saddam Hussein in Gulf war , many Kurds were forced to flee the country to become refugees in bordering regions of Iran and Turkey. A northern no-fly zone was established by UN following the First Gulf War in 1991 to facilitate the return of Kurdish refugees. As Kurds continued to fight government troops, Iraqi forces finally left Kurdistan in October 1991, leaving the region to function de facto independently; however, Iraqi Kurdistan continues to view itself as an integral part of a united Iraq but one in which it administers its own affairs.

The three governorates of Duhok, Erbil (Hawler) and Sulaymaniya comprise around 40,000 square kilometers and have a population of around 5 million.Disputes remain between the central Iraqi government and the Kurdish government about predominantly Kurdish territories outside the current borders of Iraqi Kurdistan. there are also issues of Kurdish disputed "sliced off" areas that was done by Saddam between Erbil and Baghdad weather they are to annex back to KRG or stay as they are.



KRG is only waiting on 2 things before it breaks away
1. isolated areas like kerkuk,sinjar and makhmoor to be annexed back to main land from Iraq.
2. self sufficient in food which according to a 5 year plan should be completed in 2013 .

only a seat is missing in UN otherwise KRG has all the benefits of an independence country. KRG currently has state revenue payback , travel restrictions , independent visas , independent army, own President PM and parliament, education in mother tongue, 3 international own controlled airports, own border security and check points, own flag and so much more ... i want to know any "federal region" out there somewhere in the world that has these ? Kurdistan IS NOT A FEDERAL REGION! It has all the advantages of Independence, with the revenue sharing and "international law protection" of a federal region! with Iraq.




KRG (Kurdistan regional government)



Flag




parliament




http://www.flickr.com/photos/welat/4387393539/



Dukan lake


http://www.flickr.com/photos/56241129@N00/104093439/




Al-Anfal Monument Project | u/c

Location: Erbil-slemani road
area: 15000 m2
project includes indoor and outdoor conference hall and amphitheater











http://www.flickr.com/photos/one-thirteen/4168707499/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/one-thirteen/4170141516/

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/39234413

http://www.flickr.com/photos/one-thirteen/4169401617/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/one-thirteen/4168707499/



Local news agency


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/



Slemani Governorate building


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41937612


a Court house


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5288429331/


Slemani Public Library



http://www.flickr.com/photos/59416130@N03/5438569063/


city council building




Arts Palace

founded in 2003, is the center for plays, concerts, film festivals and the AUI-S graduation ceremony


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5289056804/


Directorate of Publications


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41992519


university u/c


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5349580787/


Local newspaper


FO


city cinema


by hewraman


by hewraman



Skeleton of buildings u/c




http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45353054








http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45669950



FO

by hawraman





Azady hotel


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5349583319/




Abu sana hotel


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/37275996


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45442503




Azmar Hotel













http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45646167





Dabashan, One of many Sulaimani's Gate




baxchay daik- jaday(highway) piramerd


http://www.flickr.com/photos/leviclancy/4661731878/



Bowling center


http://ikosar.blogspot.com/2007/10/other-iraq.html


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44860552


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/wo...t/27kurds.html



Some cool looking Restaurant









http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794072235/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794703422/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794070339/



Noah ship cafe


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5288370281/





Downtown



http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/








http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/markjutton/4335207020/




http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...in/photostream


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...in/photostream


by kulka


by leviclancy


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5330464070/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5288458427/


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45443776


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45442978


http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5349578191/


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45442991


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...in/photostream


http://en.calameo.com/read/0001639138eb86c2309bb page 8


Catie & Linds


http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurdistan_rawa/3175014638/




http://www.panoramio.com/photo/53018834






http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/








http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45702387










http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/




http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44860247


By leviclancy


By leviclancy






http://www.flickr.com/photos/57223774@N03/5349579317/





[IMG]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4951279_n.jpg[/IMG]


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...in/photostream












http://www.flickr.com/photos/8648510@N03/615227439/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/levicla...in/photostream




http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...in/photostream


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41908573




http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794658822/




http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794654998/




http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794024565/




mark jutton










http://www.flickr.com/photos/leviclancy/4661561648/










http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...in/photostream




http://www.flickr.com/photos/welat/4429081515/


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/38270....panoramio.com


http://www.flickr.com/photos/leviclancy/4660909897/




http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794022263/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/






http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45724850


By leviclancy




http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1259429








http://www.flickr.com/photos/markjutton/4331824547/

skeleton of some building u/c



http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41937656


some art work on salm street




http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonkaj/2722552646/



Kaso Mall


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/


http://www.kurdmax.com/mako/showthread.php?tid=10065




http://www.flickr.com/photos/levicla...n/photostream/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794064311/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821521@N03/4794063585/

http://pukmedia.com/english/index.ph...ni-&Itemid=385


Dukan


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5722377...n/photostream/

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You need to properly credit these photos or the thread will be removed from the forum. . .

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yes sure i'm working on them.


Town of "Halabja"
which got chemical gassed by Saddam in 1988 result 5000 Kurdish villagers dead including children woman and elderlies .


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