The Bible itself locates the earthly paradise in modern Iraq, between the Tigris and the Euphrates:

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

Genesis 2, 8-15

Iraqi Kurdistan is a treasure-trove of rare splendours. From the deserts in the South, to the superb mountainous landscapes in the East, with the foothills of the Taurus mountains on the Turkish border and the Zagros mountains towards Iran. Water is abundant in the north of the country and you will be surprised to find lakes, waterfalls and immense panoramas of luxuriant vegetation.


We strongly recommend visiting the following two websites:

- the Kurdistan regional government's website tourism page:

http://www.krg.org

- The official tourism website for Iraqi Kurdistan:

http://www.tourismkurdistan.com