Sixth Snow Festival held in Choman’s Kodo mountains
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Hundreds of people on Saturday participated in the annual snow festival in the Kodo mountains of the Erbil’s Choman District in the Kurdistan Region organized by the Choman Tourism Directorate.
The festival was initially scheduled for Feb. 19. However, it was postponed until Mar. 5 due to weather changes.
Photos of the Sixth Snow Festival that was held in Choman’s Kodo mountains and organized by the Choman Tourism Directorate.
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The festival sponsored by Kurdistan 24 included skiing, a photography exhibition, powered paragliders, and horse riding.
The festival organized by the Choman Tourism Directorate was supervised by Halgurd Sheikh Najib, the Supervisor of the Soran Independent Administration, and the mayor of Choman Swara Akram, and assisted by the Directorate of Tourism in Soran.
The Council of Ministers approved a proposal to make Zakho and Soran autonomous administrations in late July.
The district of Choman, on the border with Iran, is located 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of Erbil.
The district has many facilities such as resorts, parks, rivers, vast meadows, and waterfalls intended for tourists.
Its most well-known attraction is the Fellaw Pond, which is covered in snow in the winter.
