What Can $10 Get in ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan?

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FULL DOCUMENTARY about my 6 months in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Welcome to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Erbil is known for its modern, expensive-looking buildings and is considered an expensive city by locals.
What is the reality? Will my 8 month stay here ruin my wallet or no?
Let’s find out what can you do with 10 DOLLARS!

Erbil has 1.5 million inhabitants and is actually one of the oldest cities in the world. The local citadel has a documented history of more than 6,000 years! Near this citadel is the traditional, iconic Grand Bazaar. Where better to buy things than there? Let's head there!
We can either take a taxi, which costs about 4,000 Iraqi dinars, roughly 3 USD. But, I’ll take a bus, which is just 750 dinars, about half a dollar!
So lets catch a bus! The journey took about twenty minutes, and was for 750 Iraqi Dinars.
Speaking of Iraqi Dinars, let’s look at the currency.
The currency look changed After the downfall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, back then his image was featured on the banknotes.
Interesting is also this old banknote with al-Khwarizmi, the inventor of algebra.

Now, on the current banknotes, you can find there places from all over Iraq. And the old notes can still be bought as a souvenir at the bazaar.
The banknotes reach from 250 to 50 000, but I can’t show you the highest one because I am too poor to have it
The currency is influenced by inflation, therefore we need about 14 thousand to have 10 US Dollars.

So, here we are. Grand Bazaar.
Its starting to be very hot in Erbil, the temperatures are reaching up to 50 C in summer! What else to buy than delicious pistachious ice cream ?
It costed just 1 500 Dinars.

Okay, let’s move on. There is one think noone visiting Iraq escapes: tea.
Usually is very cheap, about 250, however for this one I paid one thousand. It’s in the famous cafe in the city center after all.

What I really like about my stay here, is the quality and price for nuts. Pistachious, cashew, these are so expensive in Europe. Here, I paid for a mix of pistachious, peanuts and cashew 5k for half a kilo!

Of course, as a typical tourist, I got lured in to a tourist trap and bought this souvernir with Kurdish flag, with a shape of Kurdistan, for 2k.
On the way, in bazaar, I was invited for some sweets in this amazing sweets shop, Damascus sweets! I managed to get some sweets for free – it’s actually quite frequent, locals are so friendly towards foreigners and trying to make them feel welcomed and help in any situation
Then I also bought some other sweets to the way. Middle Eastern sweets are just legendary!

If my stay in Erbil tought me something – there is never enough food.
On my way back, I stopped for a falafel bread. Just for 1k!

Bread is actually on every corner. I will need some for tomorrow, so I’ll head to my favorite bakery.
It’s just 250 for two pieces!
Tomorrow, I leave to a trip to mountains, so I need to buy a pack of water bottles. Just for 1k!
So, for 10 Dollars, we bought a bus ticket, icecream, tea, half a kilo of nuts, souvenir, sweets, falafel, pack of water bottles and a bread. It’s pretty good, no?
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FULL DOCUMENTARY about my 6 months in Iraqi Kurdistan

danexploresworld
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As a kurd I got very pleased by seeing your vlog, thanks for showing Erbil hope you had a great time ✨🙌🏼

xoshi.y
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Welcome to kurdistan erbil i hope you enjoyed that visited. its an amazing, and great time. Keep going bro your vlog is very nice, especially its visited to erbil😊❤💙

Typing...
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This is by far one of the most genuine videos I've seen about my city, thank you.

hamazead
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So glad more and more people are visiting Kurdistan, but u missed a lot of amazing places, such as shaqlawa and the amazing bazaar there, bazaar gawra, erbil zoo and many more places, hope u had an amazing time.

insanelylazygacha
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Happy to see people love it in my state. Or a country in our hearts❤

Boblaloba
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The area is beautiful and the people seem wonderful and welcoming. I would love to visit one day!

sarah-jaynedyer
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thank you so much for visiting kurdistan

rahandgamer
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Long live Kurdish people 🙏 💙 long live Kurdistan ❤

urigotliv
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welcome to kurdistan, hope you had a great time there

yadmuhamad
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not gonna lie man they got you on the chai, it’s usually 250 dinars you overpaid a bit thought good video!❤

Fwriz
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As a Kurd I am really proud of all the Kurds and thankful for the people who put us into the videos

SROODCOOL_guy
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Im not sure if u saw but my dads resturant abu shahab was there in the shot im so happy to finally get recognized from there

zachifyer
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As a Kurd, I refuse to be called Iraqi..

Barzzani
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Guys thanks for supporting my country I’m from Kurdistan

TOmaTOeblx
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Wellcome to kudstan I hope you had fun😊☺️

Dimasaad
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Thank you for coming if you dont mind me asking can you come to sulimani kurdstan its a city which is very fun thank you❤️❤️❤️

Messi_goat
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Im a kurd and i love this vlog, many love from Kurdistan!
For a water bottle that is around 0.5 - 0.9L u can pay around 250 dinars, which is around 0.18 cents.

yadox
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I'm from kurdstan Sulaymaniya welcome to Kurdstan 😍❤️

Bawan_Mstafa
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Wow, That’s a great bit of reporting 👏 👍. It's certainly cheaper than the west for sure, I'd love to go and visit. Looks amazing tbh.

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