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Kurdistan: day 2

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Distance
71.15 mi
Elevation gain
7,848 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
7,730 ft
Max elevation
7,147 ft
TrailRank 
56
Min elevation
2,701 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
4 hours 55 minutes
Time
11 hours 37 minutes
Coordinates
10834
Uploaded
July 7, 2019
Recorded
May 2019
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near Darreh Tefī, Kordestān (Iran)

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Photo ofKurdistan: day 2 Photo ofKurdistan: day 2 Photo ofKurdistan: day 2

Itinerary description

From Marivan to Howraman Valley. Wonderful landscapes, nice valley, amazing villages and lakes, but also sad stories, like the one of the men who wake up every day and climb a mountain without any technical equipment to cross the border with Iraq to import any kind of stuff on their shoulders and then back to home going down to an impressive slope, with any weather condition ... risking every day their life!
Night in Howraman, a very suggestive village, with nice people, wearing typical and curious clothes. Tourist are welcoming.
Temperature: about 15°C, but with a bit of wind; it is better to wear something warm

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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,331 ft
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Breakfast at the accommodation

Nice breakfast, with typical local products: homemade butter, yougurt and fantastic bread!

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,314 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,157 ft
Photo ofA DNA representation in Kurdistan

A DNA representation in Kurdistan

A very strange artistic representation of the double elix of DNA in Kurdistan

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,551 ft
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Tea break

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,941 ft
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Waterfalls & pic nic

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,610 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,545 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,499 ft
Photo ofHowraman

Howraman

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,659 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,712 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,240 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,529 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,932 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,175 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,893 ft
Photo ofPeople going to Iraq and back with television, mobile ... Photo ofPeople going to Iraq and back with television, mobile ... Photo ofPeople going to Iraq and back with television, mobile ...

People going to Iraq and back with television, mobile ...

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,834 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,722 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,709 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,518 ft
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Lunch time

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,603 ft
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Lunch time

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,406 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,518 ft
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Tea break

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,524 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,518 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,505 ft
Photo ofCemetery

Cemetery

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,541 ft
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Tea time

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,692 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,662 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,045 ft
Photo ofBolbar village Photo ofBolbar village

Bolbar village

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,759 ft
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Water spring

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,930 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,736 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,703 ft
Photo ofOn the boat on the lake

On the boat on the lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,730 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,736 ft
Photo ofLake

Lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,913 ft
Photo ofTraditional cloths Photo ofTraditional cloths Photo ofTraditional cloths

Traditional cloths

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,002 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,360 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,412 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,566 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,764 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,843 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,826 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,843 ft
Photo ofMosque of Howramat

Mosque of Howramat

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,797 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,685 ft
Photo ofGuesthouse traditional

Guesthouse traditional

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