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While nominally part of Iraq, Kurdistan feels and looks different on the ground. It is multicultural with Kurds, Yazidis, Assyrians, Turkmens, Arabs, Armenians, and others all populating its cities and villages. It is safe, and has been so for years. It is prospering, with the lowest poverty levels in Iraq. And it is replete with rarely visited and spectacularly beautiful sights \u2014 ancient and modern, cultural and geographical. Kurdistan is a special place, and now is the the time to go. 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