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In 1928 a New Zealand born civil engineer set out to build a road linking Erbil in Northern Iraq to the Iranian border.
Completed in just 4 years and now called the Hamilton Road, this incredible feat of engineering would cross mountains, seemingly impassable gorges, and rivers. As well as this, Hamilton would have to contend with more human obstacles of warring tribes, brigands, bureaucrats, injury and disease.
In this mini-documentary I travel and tell the story of the Hamilton Road as it crosses northern mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. The views are spectacular, and it’s hard to believe that this can be Iraq and Kurdistan. We travel through Shaqlawa, Rawanduz, Gali Ali Bag, the Korek Mountain Resort, Shingelbana Pank Resort and Khanzad Castle towards the Zagros mountains and Iran.
For more of Hamilton’s story, his book A Road Through Kurdistan makes for a fascinating read.
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Massive thanks to my friend and guide in Iraq, Haval Qahraman who made so much possible!
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