Erbil, Iraq

 Place: Erbil, Iraq

Weather: Sunny, 86/115F.

Route: From St. Thaddeus 551 km south on route 3.

Population: 1,612,600

Places to visit: Erbil Citadel (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Sami Abdulrahaman Park, Kurdish Textile Museum, Shanadar Park, Syriac Heritage Museum, Sakura Park, Erbil Civilization Museum, Rashad Mufti Mosque.

Images:

Downtown Erbil (from thekurdishproject.org)

Erbil Citadel (from whc.unesco.org)