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I’m Nivar Gardi (pronounced: Nee-var Gar-dee; in Kurdish: Nîvar Gerdî, نیڤار گەردی). Welcome to my corner of the Internet! I’m Kurdish-Canadian based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with a deep passion for writing, photography, travel, and human rights advocacy. Through this blog, I aim to share my journey, passions, and experiences with you. Whether it’s capturing a fleeting moment through my lens, telling stories that resonate, or exploring new horizons, I hope you’ll find something that inspires or connects with you. Thank you for stopping by - enjoy the journey! https://nivargardi.com/home daily 1.0 2025-05-18 https://nivargardi.com/act-for-rojava daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://nivargardi.com/photography daily 0.75 2025-05-18 https://nivargardi.com/photography/spain monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/94dec20b-3d7d-4d80-b075-824bf054ac91/2017-05-07+12.45.39.jpg Photography - Spain An alleyway in Arenys de Mar, Catalonia (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/ed3d53ee-a9c3-4957-a921-84d0e303eca5/2017-05-07+13.04.18.jpg Photography - Spain A man holding grocery bags walking up one of Arenys de Mar's steep sidewalks. (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/8e7d8fab-7f0a-4948-b971-b876296cdbb7/2017-05-08+13.36.41.jpg Photography - Spain A pigeon chilling in front of the Church of Saint Mary in Arenys de Mar. The bells would ring every hour. (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/cd5cade0-ef39-4414-8bac-ec041faa4e88/2017-05-08+15.13.40.jpg Photography - Spain Platja de la Picòrdia along the Costa Brava, Arenys de Mar. (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/944955f2-730d-4ca6-bbf5-6d03c370e80e/2017-05-08+19.17.55.jpg Photography - Spain Arenys de Mar from atop Plaça de la Sardana. (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/070bfbf0-dbf7-4c89-ab69-dfebe4652086/2017-05-08+19.34.53.jpg Photography - Spain An open-air church at Parc del Lourdes, Arenys de Mar. (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/89453246-8913-40a1-a896-7476fc5e84cd/2017-05-12+13.06.14.jpg Photography - Spain View of the resort town Calella (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/dccec932-401e-46a6-9bcd-be516b8a8f59/2017-05-07+15.45.42.jpg Photography - Spain La Deessa, Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/adc0b255-05c4-44bc-884a-e10f1ded8ac6/2017-05-07+16.39.51.jpg Photography - Spain Plaça Reial, Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/636873f3-05c9-4837-be98-2e7e7968c4db/2017-05-07+19.44.57.jpg Photography - Spain La Parella, Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a4334acc-19ee-4233-963a-6e75a523bffc/2017-05-07+21.27.26.jpg Photography - Spain Coming up from the Metro, the view to my right was La Sagrada Familia with a shining full moon beside it. Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/86844c66-e56f-4b62-ba70-972560282a7e/2017-05-07+21.29.24.jpg Photography - Spain Front view of La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/b2ed6d5c-cc26-43e3-aa6d-1fd79d3348f1/2017-05-08+20.01.46.jpg Photography - Spain A street with Catalonian flags hanging off the buildings on either side. Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6a2febca-c5d4-401c-8bda-37adb3551958/2017-05-09+17.22.18.jpg Photography - Spain View of Montjuïc from Rambla de Mar, Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/8887ea0b-e29d-4898-99ba-b860c2d7eeaf/2017-05-09+20.34.37.jpg Photography - Spain View of Plaça d'Espanya from atop Arenas de Barcelona. (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a9a46263-20e1-417f-9884-89bc91a2210f/2017-05-10+16.42.46.jpg Photography - Spain A cable car descending from Montserrat, Barcelona region (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/80658683-ff67-4966-aab4-9009cdb477c6/2017-05-10+17.00.38.jpg Photography - Spain Montserrat, Barcelona region (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/257ae5af-3298-4af0-baf2-c6b112f9b873/2017-05-10+17.53.56.jpg Photography - Spain Basilica at Montserrat, Barcelona region (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/1d038fc5-7794-4597-ab78-81f5e03c7701/2017-05-10+17.54.08.jpg Photography - Spain Two women walking past a statue on Montserrat, Barcelona region (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/1d4d95fa-2e4a-47ce-8e78-8255aea530ca/2017-05-12+18.15.12.jpg Photography - Spain Montjuïc, Barcelona (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/18374cd1-6db9-4538-9f68-6c5c6fd3dadf/2017-05-12+18.31.44.jpg Photography - Spain A few archers practicing archery on Montjuïc, with Barcelona's skyline in the background (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/d7405282-5f0d-4650-8142-9eab84536528/2018-10-11+20.43.41.jpg Photography - Spain View of Barcelona at night from the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (Gardi, 2017) https://nivargardi.com/photography/the-caribbean monthly 0.5 2021-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/e8010952-ceb0-4bf4-a298-16fd5bcd2547/2018-05-24+09.00.01-2.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Matanzas, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/eab47416-2469-4f23-9aab-acedb37451ef/2018-05-24+11.07.12.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Colourful buildings in Havana, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/8e9a03fe-a914-4d09-ab97-bd87b3cd977d/2018-05-24+11.07.27.jpg Photography - The Caribbean A rustic church in Havana, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/fd6efb3d-008f-4ab1-a521-4fa6b78ccdcc/2018-05-24+11.08.22-2.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Havana, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/ae78c0de-1035-467b-b8c7-5cc6fc34d8f8/2018-05-24+11.50.29.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Havana, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/3b010336-3505-4dd7-9542-43a172d1cdd8/2018-05-23+15.59.51.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Varadero, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/ea2d21c1-9766-4e25-acab-ac42dcb9eb87/2018-05-24+14.26.17.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Che Guevara - the controversial figure's face is all over Cuba - Plaza de la Revolución, Havana (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/f0fd145e-06a5-4c97-965c-dae70cf8e5ff/2018-05-24+14.39.27.jpg Photography - The Caribbean José Martí Memorial, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a22c9e50-d1f0-41a2-b550-d8f797a8a22a/2018-05-24+15.21.19-2.jpg Photography - The Caribbean National Capitol Building, Havana, Cuba (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c108d297-e8c0-4492-97f8-de17d483a28d/IMG_20190512_215649_458.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Bávaro beach, Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a90b5de3-7ba5-46b4-a321-f0173824a9e2/IMG_20190514_142702_339.jpg Photography - The Caribbean Bávaro beach, Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic (Gardi, 2019) https://nivargardi.com/photography/canada monthly 0.5 2021-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/965c760f-41c4-4e58-be6c-eb317faa32a2/2018-06-30+20.47.51.jpg Photography - Canada A ferris wheel at Hamilton's annual Festival of Friends Canada Day celebration in Gage Park. Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/eefbe0ed-368b-4d14-ae1e-97aab72e88ee/2018-07-18+20.35.34.jpg Photography - Canada View of downtown Hamilton from Sam Lawrence Park (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a8a1c900-5495-46a5-b14e-5d2f246927f7/2018-07-18+20.35.54.jpg Photography - Canada Downtown Hamilton at sunset from Sam Lawrence Park (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/0d20bb94-62d3-4135-8d3c-3312b91b7fed/2018-06-08+19.34.56.jpg Photography - Canada Hamilton City Hall (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/b75205c2-0c94-403f-ba37-28694fa00cb8/2018-11-02+17.04.59.jpg Photography - Canada Beckett Drive escarpment during the fall, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/d63ed416-d8f0-41cf-b4bd-53a6b84dbfb3/IMG_20190817_214914_607.jpg Photography - Canada Crystal Beach, Fort Erie, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c2f966a3-83f6-48be-9c73-5a7d3cd8b54c/IMG_20190906_175734_256.jpg Photography - Canada Sunset at Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c340779f-cbb3-49b7-964f-0eeba42952ce/IMG_20200330_224030_282.jpg Photography - Canada Lunar New Year decorations in downtown Hamilton (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/53567bea-6237-41f6-89ac-f620397280fc/IMG_20200401_135510_763.jpg Photography - Canada Colourful buildings with Raptors graffiti art and the CN Tower in the background. Toronto, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/503ba990-32ce-46d7-9851-84b4a526b6a4/IMG_20200402_124048_620.jpg Photography - Canada McMaster University's campus in the fall, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/3618a1e1-0c71-43dc-9dd8-1d31e34d12d5/IMG_20200406_192900_539.jpg Photography - Canada Sunset at Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c56c4ed1-4dcc-4486-9870-cfb425a3c756/IMG_20200409_163707_785.jpg Photography - Canada Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/73613eb5-28e5-4f42-b031-1e5874413c26/IMG_20200411_190454_590.jpg Photography - Canada A swan gracefully gliding across the water at sunset. Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/76353fad-25ea-4538-b579-97c07bbd5e88/IMG_20200425_200857_873.jpg Photography - Canada Brant Street Pier at sunset, Burlington, ON (Gardi, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/709ed682-f748-49d3-9a0e-0f5cdc7d9dfc/IMG_20200716_133152_364.jpg Photography - Canada A pedestrian bridge crossing the highway, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/3a49fbb9-72c2-4dc9-a28e-bb808d643ac3/IMG_20200727_215227_290.jpg Photography - Canada Red Hill Valley, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/d1d6a81e-7d96-479b-bc9e-d3645ad02f24/IMG_20200830_151411_533.jpg Photography - Canada Sunset at Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6834d962-f68e-44c6-95bb-2f1032803ab2/IMG_20200902_143200_166.jpg Photography - Canada Eramosa Karst Conservation Area, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/cde28ad4-ffa2-4c1c-9e7a-288b11db595e/IMG_20200905_201727_778.jpg Photography - Canada Niagara River, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/1824305b-d6e5-41d9-9f40-2acb62affc10/IMG_20200910_191200_319.jpg Photography - Canada The swamp at Confederation Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6eeaf1f1-7b55-436f-a756-ba0adac676c2/IMG_20200912_132321_204.jpg Photography - Canada Eramosa Karst Conservation Area, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/4a75d852-b258-492c-8a55-23e06b3fe913/IMG_20200915_160444_507.jpg Photography - Canada Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/334079ea-3df2-41f7-a3aa-fba66441469c/IMG_20210317_205122_132.jpg Photography - Canada Sunset at Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/64fa212c-0992-4545-8f1c-c39426b45aa3/IMG_20210313_213104_025.jpg Photography - Canada Melting ice on lake, Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/08e7a94c-b09c-49db-9134-3263e47289f9/IMG_20210323_141419_966.jpg Photography - Canada "BLM" (Black Lives Matter) graffiti. Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/024c70a5-63f8-4b0c-94f6-eedfdc0f15af/IMG_20210813_141034_865.jpg Photography - Canada Hendrie Valley, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/031de38d-e925-40a9-8f3c-ba009f16f0af/IMG_20210821_092840_147.jpg Photography - Canada Cotton candy sunset. Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/79e965b7-d723-46e4-a84d-aaeb7e677aff/IMG_20210809_131547_311.jpg Photography - Canada Hendrie Valley, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/46448a2c-5924-4191-9ecd-a8401c78e3c9/IMG_20210925_114016_250.jpg Photography - Canada Hendrie Valley, RBG, Burlington, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/ff7abce1-9e7e-4c43-9c93-b18740255102/IMG_20210815_121104_614.jpg Photography - Canada Lake of Bays, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/cc9c9017-1b9c-41d6-bbaf-abec933559f3/IMG_20210817_180120_179.jpg Photography - Canada Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/aebe0280-7397-4641-bace-5d481ce5d195/IMG_20211001_121424_345.jpg Photography - Canada Hardwood Lookout Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/f930659e-153c-4f66-ad00-667a0cf1ee87/IMG_20211018_135728_131.jpg Photography - Canada Boat ride to the Toronto Islands, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/0c46cd34-d1f0-42f8-8d9f-c873e9cc178d/IMG_20211002_190033_758.jpg Photography - Canada Tiffany Falls, Ancaster, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/2a700687-899d-4137-a0a9-cc609db86d74/IMG_20211008_155921_666.jpg Photography - Canada Grimsby, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/94986c7f-79e9-4c52-af86-2e15ede43cd9/IMG_20211021_122847_754.jpg Photography - Canada Chedoke Falls, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/eae7aea6-d565-47e9-a18e-769c93287f44/IMG_20211025_100324_694.jpg Photography - Canada Bruce Trail, Hamilton, ON (Gardi, 2021) https://nivargardi.com/photography/new-york-city monthly 0.5 2021-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/973e728b-9c00-4587-910b-7cda6a930932/2017-02-20+12.33.59+copy.jpg Photography - New York City New York City (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/4c00ecde-07b5-4fca-9899-065c28b1da12/2022-01-14+14.29.42+copy.jpg Photography - New York City The Metropolitan Museum, New York City (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6bf88958-4be9-4ed5-8bf0-1fff9f65c560/2018-12-13+14.26.13-2.jpg Photography - New York City Grand Central Station, New York City (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/250bb03b-03e5-464c-bb7e-f83da016ab85/20210504_151308+copy.jpg Photography - New York City "Capitalism is slavery" graffitied in a subway station in New York City (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/eb678bf2-9c4e-4d26-959f-26d8ea582822/20210406_222129.jpg Photography - New York City A thrift store on Long Island, New York (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/cb892635-cb6b-4806-b08d-fedddc3bf955/20210717_010703+copy.jpg Photography - New York City New York Public Library (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/5e804b62-e1e7-4065-a7cb-df70b36c3e42/20210504_145908+copy.jpg Photography - New York City A pub in New York City (Gardi, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/7ec8e5d7-710b-4f0d-854d-8e6a32d43337/20210717_005830+copy.jpg Photography - New York City Letters from all over the world in Five Guys, New York City (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/bfa4e1e8-0b6a-4d14-9bd5-f25b35105f6f/20210504_162443+copy.jpg Photography - New York City UN headquarters (Gardi, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c6fe610b-c6c7-48e6-a0a9-6094d2a14355/2018-12-13+14.36.55+copy.jpg Photography - 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Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/f2f6cd7d-efcb-47ee-bac0-0ed169f063c2/2022-04-17+06.46.40.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A pink rose at Sami Abdulrahman Park, Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/ee791785-c2b2-4ee5-b434-992dac90687e/2022-04-17+06.55.40.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Nature blooming at Sami Abdulrahman Park, Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a83fb24b-b190-40bc-8fc5-34fd1da27456/2022-04-17+08.42.21.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Date palms are not native to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, but with the sudden economic development, they are the most common tree found in the city of Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/1ada9a5e-eea6-484a-b69a-c16dd11e87d6/2022-04-19+07.42.32.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Carpets, Kurdish instruments, textiles, and souvenirs found underneath the Citadel of Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6e71b10c-da16-4280-9384-8d091f03aab3/2022-04-19+07.46.04.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Traditional Kurdish souvenirs found underneath the Citadel of Erbil in the city centre. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/9880eccf-40dc-479b-828c-12fe33c2fa5c/2022-04-19+07.57.13.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A woman and boy walking underneath the Citadel of Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/87c273af-04af-4281-911d-d5721b58e545/2022-04-19+08.05.04.jpg Photography - Kurdistan On top of the Citadel of Erbil, overlooking the city is a symbolic cannon. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/398fe0ba-4521-41da-97ac-0d464fd20d13/2022-04-19+08.15.34.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A sneak peek of the city of Erbil from atop the 6,000 year old citadel. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/8b9da3bc-a2b6-49ab-93af-7c8b104869bc/2022-04-19+08.15.52.jpg Photography - Kurdistan An old doorway on the Citadel of Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/3d3e290c-23c8-4f75-b7cb-b804e4f50dea/2022-04-19+08.25.18.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Old stones, and old architecture dot the Citadel of Erbil, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/1ab8d61f-c629-4749-b5ac-d3f6070c4c47/2022-04-19+08.40.47.jpg Photography - Kurdistan The Citadel of Erbil, Kurdistan Region (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6c333dd0-a994-45eb-8111-d9bea91640bc/2022-04-19+08.47.42.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Citadel of Erbil, Kurdistan (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/6a824024-9a78-44e2-8929-416a2f123570/2022-04-19+08.58.51.jpg Photography - Kurdistan The Citadel of Erbil appears on the left, and the city of Erbil in the surroundings. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/5aa0c4e8-3e3d-41da-a0cb-4fb71420bec8/2022-04-19+08.59.20.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A view of the city of Erbil from on top of the Citadel (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/9ccd419b-007b-41ef-8c66-4b47377aa9de/2022-04-19+09.01.42.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Descending from the Citadel of Erbil (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/7979793a-2628-4079-a24e-f3e2409c3080/2022-04-19+10.29.59.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Vendors selling everyday goods in Erbil's city centre (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c46e8101-4d54-4546-9daa-b7ae8fc5218c/2022-04-19+10.33.41.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A long row of men selling Kurdish tasbiah (rosary beads) in Erbil's city centre. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/8b5d6fac-f423-47d9-a40f-37c1619a91e6/2022-04-22+16.36.07.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Peykari Welat (Statue of the Country) in Empire World, Erbil with the Ramadan greeting. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/4b8339f2-43ee-473f-b24a-4bf399777f62/2022-04-23+04.11.11.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Rwandiz, Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/58948bcb-4ad6-4336-9a12-8a975e40b39c/2022-04-23+04.26.35.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Geli Ali Beg Waterfall, also found on the 5,000 Iraqi Dinar bill. Rwandiz, Erbil Governorate. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/a6366ef6-acc5-4024-94d1-b523108ca6c4/2022-04-23+05.23.24.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Bekhal Waterfall, Rwandiz, Erbil Governorate. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/ddd5ec74-de23-462a-bac6-4b3fda62af27/2022-04-23+07.53.57.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Korek mountain range, Rwandiz, Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/001f653d-2690-42e6-918f-3acfa6383b12/2022-04-23+08.25.36.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Xerand Canyon, Rwandiz, Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/38a8e05e-94cb-4bd0-ab76-ea82a35a1092/2022-07-11+13.44.40-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan The infamous clock tower in Erbil's city centre. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/e051b738-403b-433c-a529-20f54d6af427/2022-07-13+14.15.06.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Shar Park (City Park), in Erbil's city centre (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/773b5f68-c8b1-442c-9c25-df09cf323e72/2022-07-25+20.54.07-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A theatre on top of the Citadel of Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/1d985e48-5b47-4810-928b-58152c9ffbae/2022-07-28+17.09.38-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Citadel of Erbil (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/7237d179-4622-4e4d-a83d-8fb6e7a8cc0f/2022-07-28+17.09.38.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Citadel of Erbil (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/875241d0-e77e-4f71-be13-7435d94da020/2022-08-12+14.28.23-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Citadel of Erbil (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/7fb1fcb2-719f-4239-9e59-450cf7581c7c/2022-08-17+12.46.46.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Kurdish fabrics in Shaqlawa bazaar. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/800e1c54-7995-423c-8c85-c7b5ab40397d/2022-08-20+15.56.18-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Fruit and vegetable vendors line the roads when leaving the city of Erbil. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/f4c9134c-0a06-42fe-a8c4-d73bbf52b6a2/2022-08-20+15.56.18-2.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/93b3676c-0f5c-4b03-b604-aad49bfc89f7/2022-08-20+15.56.18.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/214c1aee-d1d2-4a05-b0f4-39a5c574ce82/2022-08-27+09.37.05-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A traditional shoe cobbler shop in Shaqlawa. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/f60cf944-83a1-4fb8-ad7c-980958bf1cad/2022-08-27+09.37.05-2.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A traditional shoe cobbler shop in Shaqlawa. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/299ae8ba-4a14-4136-a7b6-32e2a10bddf7/2022-09-16+10.48.00.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A flock of sheep grazing in the Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/b4cb981f-07b9-4608-b43c-371d7a771a93/2022-09-22+10.38.12-1.jpg Photography - Kurdistan The view from on top of Safin Mountain, Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/f78f0b4a-b096-4d03-823b-0c3d7f747647/2022-10-01+14.10.02.jpg Photography - Kurdistan The view of the city of Erbil from Hotel Diwan. (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/28f233e3-052b-48f2-915d-78bd44522a17/2022-12-05+11.24.36.jpg Photography - Kurdistan Bekhal Waterfall, Rwandiz, Erbil Governorate (Gardi, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60198de40c26605b0a2ea644/c2a7b68c-571c-4677-9bc0-54727644a82e/2023-04-17+12.49.38.jpg Photography - Kurdistan A mosque on top of the Citadel of Erbil (Gardi, 2022)