Transnistria attractions with unrecognized countries tourism? Halabja and Ahmadawa are within Sulaymaniyah’s district and can be visited on a day trip, even by public transportation. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, the Iranians took over a small town named Halabja and, in response, Saddam Hussein organized a massive attack with the use of chemical weapons, which killed thousands of people in a matter of seconds, mainly Kurds. The attack was condemned by many worldwide tribunals as a crime against humanity and a real genocide. Today, Halabja is just a normal town where you find a memorial to the victims of the attack and a museum, which is nothing else than Saddam Hussein’s House of Horrors Part 2. The museum is at the entrance of the city and it opens from 9am to 12pm and from 13pm to 5pm.

Iraqi Kurdistan refers to the four northern Iraqi Provinces, which are autonomous of the central Iraqi government and ruled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). These provinces achieved de facto independence after an uprising in 1991 and their autonomy has now been enshrined into the Iraqi federal constitution. The Kurdistan (“Land of the Kurds”) designation refers to an area of Kurdish settlement that roughly includes the mountain systems of the Zagros and the eastern extension of the Taurus. Since ancient times the area has been the home of the Kurds. The Kurdistan Region has a population of more than 5 million. In these past years the population has gone up to almost 7 million due to violence in Iraq and Syria. The KRG currently shelters millions of refugees. Read extra details on Somaliland Tours.

Some ethnologists trace the roots of the Abkhaz to the Heniochi, a fierce tribe documented by Ancient Greek explorers, while others believe their progenitors were Kartvelian (Georgian). Regardless of their origin, everyone agrees that Abkhazians are a culturally distinct Caucasian ethnic group; they have their own language, customs, and pantheon of nature gods (though the majority of Abkhazians today practice Abkhazian Orthodox Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Islam).

Problems emerge when a new state acts unilaterally (Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, etc.). In this case, each recognized state has to choose whom to support: central authorities or secessionist part. In each situation they have to elaborate their positions according to their national interests. They must also choose which fundamental law principle they must respect more – state territorial integrity or national self-determination right. This kind of dilemma usually emerges when a new wannabe state is a result of ethnic conflict. Practically and de-facto, when such a state declares its independence in a bilateral matter, the internationally community generally grants their recognition seamlessly (as seen in the cases of South Sudan, Montenegro, etc.). Find additional details on www.politicalholidays.com.