Iraqis from Baghdad, who arrived after taking an overnight bus, enjoy a new rollercoaster at a new vacation development near the Bekhal waterfalls in Kurdistan. Although international tourism is almost non-existent, Kurdistan is a major destination for Iraqis seeking to escape the violence that has plagued the country follwing the US invasion in 2003...Stability and security prevail in postwar Iraqi Kurdistan as Iraqi tourists, many of them from Baghdad, flock to the northern cities and their amusement parks and national parks to escape violence and sectarian strife in the central and southern regions of the country.
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