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Shafaq News
21-03-2025
- Shafaq News
Nowruz meets Ramadan: Duhok families celebrate in nature
Shafaq News/ During the Nowruz celebrations, hundreds of Kurdish families in Dohuk province ventured into nature to enjoy the springtime atmosphere and revive the traditions of the holiday. Families chose to spend the day in the green spaces surrounding the province, where they prepared a variety of traditional Kurdish dishes and reveled in the festive mood. As sunset approached, they gathered to break their fast amid nature, as this year's Nowruz coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. Avin Mustafa expressed her happiness with the experience to Shafaq News, 'We wanted to break the daily routine for Nowruz. This is the first time we've broken our fast outside the home, and it was truly a wonderful experience.' Earlier today, Tourism Directorate chief Amin Salim announced that Akre city in Duhok province saw more than 88,000 tourists during the Nowruz celebrations, marking a significant increase in foreign visitors. In recent years, Nowruz celebrations in the Kurdistan Region have seen hundreds of thousands of citizens head into nature, where they wear traditional Kurdish clothing and perform folk dances and songs to express their joy for the occasion.
Shafaq News
21-03-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Kurdistan's Akre draws over 88,000 tourists for Nowruz festivities
Shafaq News/ Akre, a city in Iraq's Duhok province, welcomed over 88,000 tourists during Nowruz celebrations, marking a sharp rise in foreign visitors, Tourism Directorate chief Amin Salim announced Friday. Salim told Shafaq News that visitors came from neighboring Iran, Turkiye, and Syria, as well as the United States, Canada, Europe, and Africa. He attributed the surge to the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) annual outreach to accredited consulates, which has helped attract more international travelers. Tourist numbers climbed from 75,000 last year, bolstered by the KRG's designation of Akre as the official capital of Nowruz celebrations in Kurdistan, reinforcing its status as a cultural and tourism hub. Salim noted that the influx has provided a significant boost to tourism and trade, benefiting the local economy and residents. Located in northeastern Duhok, Akre is the heart of Nowruz festivities in Kurdistan, drawing thousands of Kurds from across Iraq and beyond for the traditional fire-lighting ceremony. Nowruz, the first day of the Kurdish solar year, falls on March 21 in the Gregorian calendar. Celebrated for millennia, it symbolizes renewal and freedom and holds deep national and cultural significance for the Kurdish people.
