Local KURDS take me on a road trip to the IRAQ-IRAN mountains

Finishing my trip around Iraqi Kurdistan, some local Kurds take me on a trip to the Iraq-Iran mountains near Choman, and to the Valley of Rawanduz


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Posted by Jason Billam
on 13th January 2022 and
updated on 17th January 2022

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Iraq Iran

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