24 Hours in IRAQ, KURDISTAN
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- Iraqi, Kurdistan an unrecognised country in the Middle East. Still technically part of Iraq but they have their own government, flag and language! Very confusing but I explore this region anyway and show you the capital of Kurdistan, Erbil.
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Thank you everyone who watched the Iraq videos! Back in the UK now and waiting for the next adventure. Remember, if you want some Saddam Hussein money from Iraq then comment below something and I’ll choose someone 👍
I remember Simon Wilson invited a subscriber to come and travel with him and they had to send a video on why they want to travel with him. He did it with some subscribers for some different countries. And hotels 🏨 and accommodations were all paid for. They only had to pay for flights and food & drinks.
Hey Ben! I am interested for Money from Iraq and from Saddam Hussein because I am someone who collect cash money from abroad. I have now money from 17 currencies. You know that I am German and I am interested in other countries stuff and history :D
You only went to the safe parts of Iraq and then say “look how safe it is” if another Pipa Bacca occurs there its on you bro… Najaf would have eaten you alive.
I'm interested in Iraq and Iraqi things.
I really like to have Iraqi money, but it's impossible for me myself.
You're welcome but thank you for traveling & showing these videos!!! Love seeing these beautiful places I only wish I could afford to visit. Love seeing different cultures & looking into non-mainstream history of places.
Welcome to our homeland! ❤️☀️💚 hope you enjoy your visit.
Thank you! Will do!
What a shame that these lovely people are treated so bad in Turkey, Syria and Iran. For an independent and free Kurdistan!
and iraq
no one threat any Kurd in Turkiye, Turkish government gives the same rights to all nations who live in Turkiye. Also there are too many nations in Turkiye, no one separate them. Just majority are Turks
Also who want to be free or dont like Turkish government they can freely leave Turkiye, no one keep anyone by forcing
@@kamalaalkishiyeva1582 leaving their own land 🙂😂turkey just declared war against kurds
@@pezan9688 Those lands before was in currently Azerbaijani Turks. Till 1530s all of Turkish Kurds areas were in Safaviids. After we lost to Ottomans, Turkish Turks got that land. So, Kurds were living only like as little minority and live like as minority. If they dont like their state they can leave this state at any time
as a kurdish from uk norwich city . i hope your trip save and enjoy in my homeland . love you mate
Thank you for visiting us, it's kinda disappointing that people still pollute Kurdistan, but we are taking a step in the right direction to becoming a country and yes there are also many ethnicities in Northern Iraq, and we respect them all.
Thanks for showing Kurdistan. U are always welcome again ❤️💛💚
thanks mate
As a German with Armenian roots I can feel the pain of Kurds in the historic struggle of the defend your local ground.
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Assyrians too. Semele war was Kurds killing Assyrian for land
As Azerbaijani Turk I also feel pain because of your destiny. When great Timur(son of Kengiz khan) was alive he was saying that " I havent finished the roots of Armenians. Because of this, I dont know my next generations will curse me or will pray for me"😅😅
No one can get any inch of land from Turkiye or from any Turk and Turks are not Arabs, we are really differ nations
@@kamalaalkishiyeva1582 God will determine your peoples fate brother. We are seeing it all unfold today before our eyes.
نحن مثلك يابن نحب زيارة كردستان لتغير الجو الكئيب الذي نعيشه ولنستمتع باجواء كردستان الرائعة وصحبة اخوتنا الاكراد الطيبين ...آكاد من كركوك العراق 🌹🌹🌹
اسمك جميل الله يحفظك واهلا بك في اقليم كوردستان العراق
@@kamalsaeed222 ربي يحفظكم 🌹🌹🌹نسيت اقول لك اخوك مسيحي من كركوك الحبيبة 🌹
@@eliotalderson5143 على راسي اطيب واحسن ناس والله وبدون ماتقول عرفت انك مسيحي من اسمك الله يحفظ الجميع 🤲🏻 سلامنا لكركوك الحبيبة
Ser chaw habibi
Much Love ❤️Bro From Kurdistan
Welcome to my land ❤️
We want to come to your land!!
Welcome to kurdistan & thanks for the nice video. 💐
Thank you! 😃
Welcome 🙏🏻 bro!
Great video Ben!
Thank you Ben, what a great video.
Another brilliant series, thank you Ben!
Thanks Ash 😎
Rite Ben, before I go on, I just want to tell you, I'm a 63yr old man. When I was a young man such as your good self, I too loved to travel, it is the only true education. I've been watching you for a while and have made a few comments. I did mention about your delivery being a bit strained. However, you are smashing it now. I feel your being yourself now, far more natural. Your doing a great job, your taking a few risks and your content is great. Loving the places your going to. It does take bottle to go to these places, especially alone. Top man, keep it up, I'm getting to see places I wouldn't see normally. Top man
Appreciate it Craig 🫡
More adventures to come
You missed many cities in Kurdistan, brilliant nature with amazing places, Duhok province and Balakayati are stunning, however i hope that you enjoyed your holiday mate.
Next time!
My dad is from Duhok and mom is from Zakho. Can’t wait to go home one day and visit.
Great video Ben. I'm heading to Kurdistan later today and your video is helpful!
Enjoy mate 🙏🏼
Another class episode. Really enjoyed this one. That place you went to for a drink is beautiful!
Unexpected 🍻 😎
Keep going Ben! 💪 love your raw, no music, no editing material 👌 🙌
Thanks mate! Try my best
Informative and entertaining. Excellent !!
Thanks 🙏🏼
Great video Ben.. Look forward to your next adventure.
Thanks mate!
Love it Ben, would love one of them notes just to have as it’s from Iraq and yourself!
Nice video bro nd welcome to kurdistan i hope u visited more places cuz we have really nice places out there
Great stuff Ben! Cheers 🍻
Cheers mate!!
Amazing Content Ben! Have been following your videos from a long time now. Hats off to you man!
Appreciate it mate 😎
Welcom kurdistan
another great vid Ben , be safe
Thanks mate
Love Kurdistan from Greece 🇬🇷
thanks for watching !
Always love Greece our old Nighbour before Turks come in between
@@simko28 ♥️
All kurdish love greece country as well please come here to be our guest
Great series, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing video Ben 👏
Love to visit all these place Maybe one day 🙏🏽✌️
Hope you can mate
You are welcome to our region i can help you come to be our guest mate
This should be viral! Amazing content
Tell me about it
@@BackpackerBen Agree . Nobody has worked and even suffered as much as you . Hell , I thought I was tough but you are the true Iron man
you don't simply go to the bazaar at noon on a summer day in Hewler. Visit Dohuk next time, it's way better(and a little cooler due to mountains) :D
Great video as always. I would love visit someday but doubt it'll happen so glad I saw your video!!
Thanks for watching my friend
Well done Ben. I am watching your journey in Iraq and Kurdistan from my finca in South Andalucia near to Gibraltar. It gets so hot here so I can appreciate how hot you found it walking around that market. Looking forward to your next adventure hugs x Frank
Thanks Frank 🤝 yeah was honestly hell 🥵
always enjoy your content and adventures.. cheers Ben
Thank you bro 😎
Thank you for showing me all these places. I hope you enjoy yourself. Have a safe journey back to England
Wow Ben just joined ur channel….looks like ur havin a blast! Great job on the Iraq videos
Cheers Wayne 🤝
Great series !!! Hoping that ill visit Iraq next year feb !!! Thanks for giving good idea about Iraq
Thanks for watching mate !
In February kurdistan is to cold best time is March 15 - July ,
Wish you best 👌
Great Video, can’t wait for more.
✅
Cheers Wayne
The video is Superb, welcome to our city mate, its lovely to hear an English accent
Thanks 🙏🏼
Loving the videos as usual bro , fairplay your smashing it and really giving me the explorer bug , time to set of and create my own adventures , following your recommendations and I would love to have some saddam Hussain money to take as a mascot 👊🏻😎👊🏻
Thanks mate!! I’ll narrow it down and choose someone soon
Very nice video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Welcome to our country😁☺️
Just came back from a trip trough Namibia. Next fall i’ll be going to Erbil and the rest of Iraqi Kurdistan. Can’t wait :) Greetings from the Netherlands
You’ll love it Tim
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Visit federal Iraq while you're at it, Tim.
@@f4wnz132 will try to visit Mosul as well, but i don’t think its possible from Erbil?
@@timj4210 Fly into Baghdad, pay for the visa on arrival to avoid (extra) headaches, then you can go to Erbil and Mosul from there.
Boss series mate 🇮🇶
Thanks mate 🍻😎
Really eye opening videos about Irak and Kurdistan. I would like to visit some day, but definitely not during summer time. Thanks for your videos!
Defo winter 🤝😎
Hey! I'm Kurdish, I personally recommend you visit Kurdistan in bahar (spring). The cities of Duhok and Suleymaniyah are just as well developed as Erbil! The vast majority know fluent English and would all show you a good time around!
@@soliskay5411 ae bo gw naxoe hawler hazar jar la slimany xoshtra dwatr xalke sliamny bache englizi azann bo la xotawa banaw kawtwe
@@soliskay5411 La saye hawlera xalk datwany slemany u duhok bnasi agarna ewa ken ?!😂 hata mawn dabi supasi hawler bkan agar na kas ewa nanasi u bunishtan nia ,agar sharakay ewa awanda xosh buaya rutan nadakrda hawler
Love the video ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
you are doing such a good job! a few hundred of friends like you around the world would make the best teachers in schools! thank you ..
Appreciate it 👏🏼
Great video Mate
Thanks 🙏🏼
Hi Ben.I’ve worked in Kurdistan and it is completely different too Iraq. Most British people don’t understand the difference but working with Kurds im very aware how patriotic they are of their own state. Personally the Kurds also for the most part have a different physical appearance. They tend to be more olive skinned than the Iraqis. Ben that posh hotel you had a drink in being a westerner they wouldn’t of even challenged you. I know it sounds arrogant but you’ve got to walk in like you own the place and they won’t even challenge you😂
was sooooo different mate! glad you agree
i hope your enjoy and save in kurdistan
Yes, I noticed the same. I work with Kurdish, Arab and Pakistani guys in England. The Kurds definitely look and behave differently from others. Very distinct. Although they are very patriotic about Kurdistan, they adapt to Western ways quicker than others. They are more open minded.
Great vids mate
Glad you like them!
Welcome to kurdistan 😍😍
thanks bro!
اهلن بكم جميعا في بلدي العراق نرحب بالجميع
thank you bro!
هذا كوردستان مو عراق
@@lawo.900 كردستان العراق هو اقليم ذات حكم ذاتي داخل العراق
@@lawo.900 بس اقليم كوردستان جزء من الأراضي العراقية
Superb mate.
Thank you mate 🙏🏼
That temperature was insane 🔥 don't blame you looking for AC...Just been watching your mate Bald traveling to Romania..keep posting 👍😘
Yeah was unbearable 🥵 thanks for watching :)
Any clues as to where to next Ben... Can't wait... Cracking Vlogs.. 👍👍👍
Can’t say yet 👁👁
Mate you’re a 10/10 communicator 🙌🏽
thanks Aziz!
Everyone is friendly when a camera is pointing at them 😆still, loving the content mate!
Cheers Dan 😎
I’m enlightened about Erbi! Very interesting place thanks for showing us. I can’t win the money as I’m not on Instagram or social media but I definitely deserve to win it 😎🙏🤔
Thank you for watching 🤝
Wow... Stunning! 😍
Thank you! Cheers!
Came here from your Tik Tok, love the honest reviews 👌🏻
Welcome mate! Thanks 🙏🏼
good video brother ,loved watching but i agree remined me of turkey
It really does 🇹🇷 thanks mate!
Hey Ben - another great video mate - they look like really nice people .
I still haven’t seen you bring out the pink T shirt mate , when will we see that ?
See new video today ;)
Welcome to Kurdistan ✌️
cheers bro!
A very interesting vlog Ben. A few years back, specialist tour companies were flying into Erbil (with Lufthansa?) to provide an insight into this region for those interested. I am sure those who made the journey will be enriched by the experience as much as you have been. 👍
Interesting mate! Yeah was some experience but definitely to hot
You did a brilliant job of showing Iraq to the world . Thank you Ben . I can't wait to see what comes next . Meanwhile , I'll be working my way through your earlier videos . Cheers from Cleveland Ohio
Thanks John! I’m sure you’ll enjoy
يتكلم عن كردستان وليس العراق ...تعال للعراق حتى تشوفه وبعدها احكم اذا حضرتك اجنبي سيخطفك المليشيات الحاكمة الموالية لايران
john this is not iraq if you want come to kurdistan you need difrent viza
Haha Iraq in your ass is Kurdistan period
Great video.
I'm Irish and going to be spending 3 months working with an NGO in Erbil soon, coming in via Baghdad.
After watching this I can't wait to come. Nervous but excited
Best of luck!
@@BackpackerBen cheers
@@mariafahey750 did you go.
I was in IRAQ in the 1980s war ETC tipperary
@@tuforu4 heading tomorrow actually🙂
@@mariafahey750 its 1980s since i was there. Take care...
THANK YOU for showing the good people and things about Iraq and it seems like a really nice country
My pleasure bro
this is kurdistan not iraq
It is not iraq it is Kurdistan lol
@@lawo.900 kurdistan is part of iraq
@@drxftin2223 no not part of iraq
long live Kurdistan, peace for everyone
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🥰WELCOME TO KURDISTAN🥰
I am from kurdstan wellcome to kurdstan 🌹🌹🌹
Thank you 🙏🏼
Great series, Ben! Good to know Iraq is safe and on the road to recovery after all the war and hardships. Would love to visit someday.
Highly recommend mate 😎
While we can not have visa to your country 😔😔😔
هذا ليس العراق....هذه مناطق كردية وليست فيها مليشيات وفصائل موالية لايران
@@user-xu2ve6pi5v That is a shame. It’s time for peace and friendship.
Ben it would be nice to have more information such as how much did your room cost and let’s have a look at the room and how much did your beer cost etc 😊 Thanks
Noted!
Love from Kurdistan slemani ❤
Most welcome to our country we are glad that you visited have a great time if you are anywhere
I know what you mean about that heat. The hot is hot and what I imagine being in an air fryer would feel like. We topped out at 116F and every day was over 100F with most above 105F in July. It was crazy!
So true mate 🥵
Welcome to kurdistan bro❤🤍
thanks my bro
Make longer videos please 😊
I prefer shorter videos. Long videos such as 1 hour long are too much and generally gets boring.
Yeah it’s a tricky one
I agree
I've lived for over a year mate back on 2015
most of the buildings were under construction
but now it's way better
We hope you enjoy from erbil
Welcome to Iraq, you need to revisit Iraq again in winter there are a lot too see in South part too I am sure you missed it , pluse you should enjoy luxury hotels next time 😉good luck my friend
I certainly do Jay! Would love to come back
That view from the roof top bar looked amazing! How much was the pint? 😀
$7 I think 🤔
@@BackpackerBen there are better top roof bars in Erbil
Or suleimani in Kurdistan , you should have stayed longer to see more
Hello ben from Kurdistan.
Good morning 👍
another great video. i would love to have saddam husaain note as i want to collect and preserve historical items. thank you.
Instagram me il narrow it down to some people
@@BackpackerBen i instagrammed you already. thank you.
Ben. I'm here in Erbil. Was that the Loft bar you went to there, or another one?
Loved watching your vlogs mate. I'm landing in Baghdad next weekend to start my trip. I've never been so buzzing about visiting somewhere ha.
Hope you enjoy it! have fun mate
@@BackpackerBen what was your budget if you don't mind me asking. I'm there for 10 days.
@@osheruzzi545$500 for 10 days mate, easy
@@BackpackerBen perfect. I'm not a big spender so was looking at between that and a grand. Thanks for the advice. It's much appreciated.
@@osheruzzi545 enjoy mate
Hello Ben, I highly recommend you to visit Soran and Rawanduz Both are cities in Erbil Province there are beautiful Mountains and canyon.
Thanks for the tips!
So is Iraqi Kurdistan something that was agreed with the Americans? Because the Kurds has been fighting for their own land in that area for the longest time against pretty much everyone. Still fighting with Turkey, Syria and Iran
Not sure man. Confused 😐
Following 1991, Nato established a no fly zone over the region which allowed them (kurds) to gain control. Then after the 2003 invasion, the US created a new constitution that pretty much paved the way for what you see today (iraqi kurdistan).
Iraq is the hottest country in the Middle East in the summer, and this degree appears to be low 11:08 compared to the city of Basra, and it reached 52 degrees there
It was INTENSE 🥵
@@BackpackerBen
😂😂👍
Kurdish people are very friendly and loyal.
Nice video Ben. Where next?
Announcing this month 😎
@@BackpackerBen nice mate. Keep it coming 👍🏻
Uff. 6 mins 30, that's a samoon!!!! Had a couple today at Edgware Road London!
Hello👋
Another Great content of lovely Kurdish part of Iraq. It was incredible. 👍🏻🥰🤩
It's too hot. It's too difficult to travel and make video. Your efforts are always appreciated.💙🙏🏻💙
Have a great and safe journey to the UK.😊
Appreciate that 😎🙏🏼
3:14 the Spiderman 😂
🤣
Hey Ben ,as usual u have opened my eyes to new holiday destinations 👍..
Unfortunately I have no social media ,just CZcams and WhatsApp..
Stay strong 💪
I really appreciate you watching! 😁
You are Welcomed to Kurdistan anytime you want to comeback ❤️
Thanks bro 😎
❤️ Kurdistan
Shamal al iraq
Many welcome in Kurdistan
The place is beautiful
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