Somaliland tours with unrecognized countries tourism? Surrounded by beautiful nature and composed of a good-looking old city and houses, Aqrah (or Akre) is a pretty, photogenic town and one of the most beautiful places to visit in Iraqi Kurdistan. Its history is a bit uncertain and I never found much information about it, but it’s a pleasant place to walk around and meet some nice locals. I actually met there a very interesting man named Ramzi, a 50-something-year-old dude who had lived in Austria for many years, yet, he had to come back because Saddam Hussein threatened to kill his family if he didn’t come back. He also told me a recent sad story about the Islamic State killing his brother, in revenge because he was working as a translator for the Americans. If you want to know more about him, read my Tales of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraqi Kurdistan refers to the four northern Iraqi Provinces, which are autonomous of the central Iraqi government and ruled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). These provinces achieved de facto independence after an uprising in 1991 and their autonomy has now been enshrined into the Iraqi federal constitution. The Kurdistan (“Land of the Kurds”) designation refers to an area of Kurdish settlement that roughly includes the mountain systems of the Zagros and the eastern extension of the Taurus. Since ancient times the area has been the home of the Kurds. The Kurdistan Region has a population of more than 5 million. In these past years the population has gone up to almost 7 million due to violence in Iraq and Syria. The KRG currently shelters millions of refugees. See extra info on Iraqi Kurdistan Tours.
From 1947 until his death, the Soviet tyrant enjoyed leisurely summers at his dacha on Lake Ritsa, whose ice-blue water is framed by a theater of snow-capped mountains. Today, the summer house stands as an uncanny time capsule: You can see the bed where Stalin once slept, snap photos of his (pink!) toilet, and even take a spin on his original motorboat. But in spite of the site’s magnificent backdrop, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed by dread. After all, Stalin incorporated Abkhazia into Soviet Georgia against its wishes, all but snuffed out Abkhaz culture and language, and forcibly altered the demographic balance against the Abkhaz in favor of Georgians through massive settlement projects, sowing the seeds for future conflict.
In the past, their claims for independence were based primarily on the right to national self-determination, historical continuity and claim for a remedial right to secession, based on alleged human-rights violations. Since 2005, official representatives of several unrecognized countries have repeatedly emphasised the importance of democracy promotion in their political entities. A possible explanation of this phenomenon is in the belief that those states which have demonstrated their economic viability and promote the organization of a democratic state, should have their sovereignty recognized. This being because of the understanding that legitimacy is gained through democracy. Read additional details at politicalholidays.com.