Roj Bash Kurdistan

I walked into Diyarbakir without knowing a single person in the city. Not a single friend to call or a home to visit.
I traveled to Diyarbakir and Erbil this summer to conduct research for a paper I am writing. As I stepped out on the plane at Diyarbakir airport, I didn't know what to expect; I was completely alone in a city I have never been to, with people who neither spoke nor understood the languages I did. But much like my experience in Erbil this past winter, this did not matter at all.

Initially, I knew no one. But once I met one person, he led me to another, which led to another, and another. Just as I discovered in Erbil, I felt that the people are more tightly connected to each other in Diyarbakir as well. As I met more people, I was touched that each person was so willing to help with my research, giving me ideas, discussing my thesis, and handing me names of more people I should meet. And I realized that this was not something unique and specific to the people I met, but was true of most people in Diyarbakir and Erbil. What I considered general hospitality and friendliness simply came naturally to them.

And despite the fact that a state border separates them, I discovered that Diyarbakir and Erbil share similar qualities of this Kurdish hospitality, marked by their familiar cultures and values. In Diyarbakir, just as in Erbil, though people stared when I walked the streets, when I smiled, they smiled. Children ran up to me to test their English, and walked with me wherever I went. When I walked into shops, the owner would greet me warmly and bring me tea or give me samples of their sweets to taste.

A friend I met in Diyarbakir said something that has stuck with me. He said, "Whenever I traveled abroad, there were instances in which the local people were so helpful, so welcoming, that I do not know what I would have done without them. Because of this, and because I continue to hope that if and when I do travel, the people of the country I visit will be just as welcoming, I myself welcome any foreigners who visit my city. I treat them like family, in the hopes that one day, I will be treated like family in their country."

There is nothing more amazing than knowing people and family in a distant land. Distant not only because of the thousands of miles between us, but in terms of culture, language, history - there is no doubt that we are different. To return to Erbil after more than 6 months from my previous trip, and to be embraced so warmly as family and friend, has been heartwarming. It truly speaks to the human nature of the people here.

This region is known as one rife with violence and instability, from the chaos in Syria to nuclear worries Iran. But the region I have seen and experienced was one of peace and human kindness, one that values kinship and family. And though this may not be the completely accurate depiction of political and social life here, I believe it truly reflects the spirit of the Kurds.

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I would say candidly Kurdish people are host in evrywehere

There are many good places and attraction in Diyarbakir. People of Diyarbakir are really host and I think you can enjoy their a lot. Last time I was there due to my job and I also feel like you but after some time, I have some good friends.