An elderly Iraqi Kurdish man poses for a photograph in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Raniya, about 70 kilometres east of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
An elderly Iraqi Kurdish man poses for a photograph in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Raniya, about 70 kilometres east of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish woman handles a string of dried peppers in Sarkapkan, a village with strong agrarian traditions in northeastern Sulaimaniyah governorate. AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish woman handles a string of dried peppers in Sarkapkan, a village with strong agrarian traditions in northeastern Sulaimaniyah governorate. AFP
A villager from Sarkapkan in Kurdish Iraq sits by as a carpet airs in the sunshine. AFP
A villager from Sarkapkan in Kurdish Iraq sits by as a carpet airs in the sunshine. AFP
An elderly Iraqi Kurdish woman takes a walk in the village of Sarkapkan against the backdrop of the highlands in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
An elderly Iraqi Kurdish woman takes a walk in the village of Sarkapkan against the backdrop of the highlands in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
Washing day from the roof of a building in the village of Sarkapkan. AFP
Washing day from the roof of a building in the village of Sarkapkan. AFP
A donkey walks along a trail by the mountainside village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Raniya, about 70 kilometres east of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
A donkey walks along a trail by the mountainside village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Raniya, about 70 kilometres east of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish villager walks a mule loaded with firewood on its back in the village of Sarkapkan. AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish villager walks a mule loaded with firewood on its back in the village of Sarkapkan. AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish woman prepares food in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Raniya, about 70 kilometres east of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish woman prepares food in the village of Sarkapkan, in the district of Raniya, about 70 kilometres east of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan. AFP
Bread is prepared by Iraqi Kurdish women in the village of Sarkapkan. AFP
Bread is prepared by Iraqi Kurdish women in the village of Sarkapkan. AFP

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Traditional daily life of village-dwelling Iraqi Kurds – in pictures

The remote village of Sarkapkan is approximately 70 kilometres east of Erbil — the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan

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