Sulaymaniyah, the cultural capital of Kurdistan, snuggles up to its surrounding mountains

(l)Galay Aly Beck waterfall; (r) A shepherd and his flock in the village of Duwain

(l) A cattle roundup in Sulaymaniyah; (r) A column of trucks smuggling petrol over the border into Turkey

Clockwise from top: a face showing the typically weathered features of an elderly Kurd; entrance to the Amadeeya village; gathering fodder for storage till winter; young schoolchildren at their studies

(l) A child in the Bard Qarman refugee camp; (r) Kurdish women soldiers Topping up the petrol reserves