Heartbreaking tour of MOSUL, IRAQ 🇮🇶 الموصل
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10th January 2022 by Jason Billam
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Exploring ERBIL, Capital of IRAQI KURDISTAN ھەولێر
10th January 2022 by Jason Billam
I spend the day exploring Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region of Iraq. I wander the Qaysari Bazaar, sampling some of the city's best kebab, washing it down with some tea in an authentic old cafe. I head inside Erbil's famous citadel, before finishing up with a stroll down the buzzing Iskan Street....
Exploring BASRA, Iraq's Historic Port City 🇮🇶 ٱلْبَصْرَة‎
10th January 2022 by Jason Billam
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Will the Elder welcome me? The MARSH ARABS of IRAQ living on water 🇮🇶
17th December 2021 by Jason Billam
I visit the Mesopotamian Marshes in Iraq, a unique wetland area where the local Marsh Arabs are living on water in houses made from the reeds. I eat breakfast with an Iraqi family after being welcomed by the elder....
Wandering the World's Largest Cemetery in NAJAF, IRAQ 🇮🇶 ٱلنَّجَÙ‎
6th December 2021 by Jason Billam
I visit the world's largest cemetery in Najaf ٱلنَّجَÙ, Iraq, where over 6 million bodies are buried. In this vlog I also cover Al-Ukhaidir Fortress and the Great Ziggurat of Ur, as well as the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad)....
I visited the Holy Shrines of KARBALA, IRAQ كَرْبَلَاء‎
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