| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
|
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The Shar Gardens Square is the centre of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Shar Gardens Square is popular with locals and visitors. It features a clocktower.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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The clocktower is based on Big Ben (London).
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
Site / Event : Khanqah Mosque
|
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The Eastern side has Khanqah Mosque and a small bazaar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
Site / Event : Khanqah Mosque
|
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The striped dome.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
Site / Event : Khanqah Mosque
|
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The minaret.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
Site / Event : Khanqah Mosque
|
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Men sitting outside the mosque.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Kurdish flags.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Turbanned man.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Two women and a child.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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A group of men.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Man with hat.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Two men.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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People strolling.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Juice bars.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Man smiling at his mobile phone.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Two men eating pine seeds.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Having tea.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Student.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Two young women.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Juice stand.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Shisha bar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Smoking shisha.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Fountains.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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By the fountains.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Two men.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Young woman.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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The Western side of the square is dominated by Qyesariyeh Bazaar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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The entrance to the Qyesariyeh Bazaar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Couple.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Three women.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Juice bar.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Three men.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Grandparents.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Turbanned man.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Three women.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Drink seller.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Woman with children.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Three men being photographed with a drink seller.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
Site / Event : Machko Tea House
|
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Machko is the largest tea house on the square.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
Site / Event : Machko Tea House
|
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The upper level.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Souveneer shop.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Posters.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Turbanned man.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Souveneer shop.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Carpet with a Kurdistan map.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Two women.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Father and daughter.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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The Southern entrance to Shar Gardens Square has a small market.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Statue at the Southern end of Shar Gardens Square.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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The square is overlooked by the enormous Citadel at its Northern end.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Shar Gardens Square
|
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Qyesariyeh Bazaar and the Citadel.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The Citadel is built on a 26m high mound and has been inhabited for eight thousand years.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The main entrance to the Citadel overlooks the northern end of Shar Gardens Square.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The Citadel is eliptical (430 by 340m).
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The walls of the Citadel.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The South Gate is the main entrance to the Citadel.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The ramp to the South Gate.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The stunning brickwork of the Citadel's buildings.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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Three young men on the ramp.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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The spectacular South Gate.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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Cannon outside the South Gate.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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Shar Gardens from the South Gate of the Citadel.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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View of the Khanqah Mosque.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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View of the Qyesariyeh Bazaar.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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Three men looking out to Shar Gardens Square.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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View of the almost circular walls.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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Windows on the South Gate.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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The gate leads into the Citadel.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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View into the Citadel area.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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The inner part of the gate is an extended solid brick structure.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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People by the gate.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : South Gate
|
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The inner entrance.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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Houses inside the Citadel.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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People lived in the houses until the 1990s.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The former houses are famed for their brickwork.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
|
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The Citadel is being renovated (2022) with some buildings being converted to museums.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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The Kurdish Textile Museum is in a former mansion.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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The outer brickwork.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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The Kurdish Textile Museum is over two levels.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Blanket from the Dizay tribe (1910).
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Saddle bags from the early 20th century.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Erbil rug from the middle 20th century using natural dyes.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Detail from an Erbil rug.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Two kilims from the Dizay tribe and a saddle bag made from natural wools and dyes.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Swastica (a symbol of Buddhism) on a kilim.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Chart explaining natural dyes used in Kurdish kilim making.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Kilims in the hallway.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Stone mortar and pestle.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Sheep shears and other instruments used for wool.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Threads of coloured wool.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Kurdish music record from 1934.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Millstones.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Tribal hats for men. Each tribe has a different pattern.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Two Kurdish men's hats.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Kurdish hats for men with different tribal patterns.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Sleeping blanket for nomadic tribes.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Detail of nomadic sleeping blanket.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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A Kurdish room.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Erbil
District : Citadel
Site / Event : Kurdish Textile Museum
|
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Decorated panels in the Kurdish room.
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2022 |
were added from 1 February 2025.