This was particularly interesting to me as a friend is teaching school in Sulaymaniyah. She puts up a few pictures now and again on Facebook but this gave me a much better view of the town.
I loved your pictures of the men with falcons. I was on a flight oh so many years ago from Dubai to Karachi with about 20 falcons. Interesting factoid: 2 falcons are allowed per first class seat. That's not with a person; they have the seat to themselves.