Thursday, March 29, 2012

The old city of Erbil | Hewlêr, Iraqi Kurdistan


Postcard
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Erbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr.
Stamp
From a set of four stamps, Red Crescent.

“The Red Crescent is an internationally accepted symbol that stands for emergency assistance, and is simply another symbol for the commonly known Red Cross.  In fact, the full name of the "Red Cross" is "International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies"

Thx again Steve!

1 comments:

Dănuţ Ivănescu said...

Excelent. A breathtaking image.

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