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PHOTOS: In remote Kurdish village, traditions live on

The community in Sarkapkan—the village located in the highlands of Sulaimani province’s Rania district—maintains an agrarian lifestyle.

A collage of photos from a mountainside village in the Kurdistan Region untouched by modernity. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
A collage of photos from a mountainside village in the Kurdistan Region untouched by modernity. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Traditions remain strong in a village in the mountains of Kurdistan Region’s Rania area.

The community in Sarkapkan—the village located in the highlands of Sulaimani province’s Rania district—maintains an agrarian lifestyle to this day.

The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
A Kurdish woman prepares food in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

They depend on farming, shepherding, and traditional, handmade tools to support their community.

The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
A Kurdish man sits by a carpet airing out in the sun on a line in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
 Kurdish women prepare bread in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania, , , on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

Sarkapkan is located in a mountainous area, specifically to the west of Mount McCook, north of Karokh Mountain.

The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
A Kurdish man walks with a mule loaded with firewood on its back in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
A Kurdish woman handles a string of dried peppers in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
An elderly Kurdish man and woman sit posing for a picture in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
An elderly Kurdish man poses for a picture in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
The inhabitants of the village depend on all simple means. (Photo: AFP)
A Kurdish woman sits outside a house in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Rania on January 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
Mustafa Shilani ,
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