Life in Iranian Kurdistan | Kurdish Wedding in Saqqez
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- Invited by an incredible bunch of locals, we dive deep into Kurdish culture, hospitality, landscapes, and cuisine. Our unlikely adventure kicks off with a vibrant Kurdish wedding, where we dance to Kurdish music and immerse ourselves in the joyous celebration of life that seems to be the nature of Iranian Kurds.
This very special episode captures the essence of the lifestyle of the people of Saqqez and the wonderful time we had with our new friends, highlighting the beauty and warmth of Iranian Kurdistan. Join us as we spend an unforgettable week in Iranian Kurdistan!
Saqqez is the hometown of Mahsa Jina Amini.
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اگر اینقدر که با خارجیا خوب و باصفا رفتار میکنیم با خودمون اینجوری رفتار کنیم کشورمون گلستان میشه
The palace? Is it not the other way around? Everybody should be treated like us!
Definitely, the person who treats foreigners and tourists well will treat his fellow countrymen and locals wellbtoo.
And this is a sign of that person's personality, which is institutionalized inside her and may not depend much on that person's ethnicity
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I am proud of the people of my country, Iran🇮🇷, and I love all the people of the world
Hi guys, I am from Brazil and I am really impressed with this episod...I never dreamed that the people from Iran are so nice. I've never seen such kidness and joy in receiving strangers. I really felt a deep desire to know this wonderful people. What a lovely people!
That is the wonderful thing about traveling. The world is much more colorful than the news we receive can cover, especially from far places.
these aren't the people of Iran, Iran's people are much much different, these are kurds
@@KURDLAND98 , thanks for the explanation. Great people!
@@jairoribeiro2029 All love ♥️♥️
@@KURDLAND98 بیا برو گمشو احمممممق...همیشه یه نخاله مثل تو پیدا میشه بیاد گوه اضافه بخوره
Long Live Kurds! One of the strongest Iranian nations!
wtf we are not iranian keep that in mind
@@ariii416 Shut up and learn history. Can the Kurds in Kermanshah talk to the Kurds in Turkey? No, definitely not. There are no “Kurds” in this sense, but Iranian peoples.
We hope that everyone gets to live long, with freedom and peace ✌️
💯 seems like all the people in Iran are extremely gracious and friendly to all the foreigners. Need to visit there soon.
Only roughly 99% of the people we met 😅
Kurds are the best❤❤
Love them from a persian live in Shiraz
Well, we had a wonderful time with them, but we have been welcomed with great kindness all over the country!
Kurds are one of the best and friendliest people in the world
It surely felt that way ☺️
I think this was your best video, and certainly one of the best overall videos. Vielen danke
Wow, thank you! Our new friends made it easy 🙌 ☺️
It’s seems you both got too much fun in Iran , and I think you need an Iranian leader to take you many beautiful places you ever thought, I love Iranian people so happy and dancing and incredibly beautiful and very social ❤,
Well, we were guided by the fantastic people we met along our way. They always provided is with everything we needed, including good advise on our route.
Wow, that is a far cry from my domestic lifestyle here in Canada. It seems like all the people that you've met up with are more than gracious to meet you. I can't wait for the next video.
We bet! 😅
They way how we're welcomed as complete strangers and leave as friends is a life-changing experience!
I'm homesick after watching your videos in Iranian Kurdistan.
Like many other Iranians I'm also exiled to Europe seeking freedom and liberty
So much hope one day we will come back to Iran and dance again
Frau, Leben, Freiheit 💚🤍❤️
We wish that your dream comes true. Thanks for sharing!
Can we all agree that this video was really really, REALLY amazing? I'm Iranian, I have some Kurd friends but never been to Kurdistan. watching this video I laughed and had a really good time, and also almost cried when you showed Mahsa Amini picture whom was from this amazing place. what a great video.
I am really enjoying your videos. I have heard the Iranian hospitality is the best, and now I am seeing it. Thank you so much!!!
Our pleasure!
Hello I’m a Persian Canadian I really enjoyed your Iran’s 🇮🇷 videos , i very glad you liked it in iran
Hey Kamran 👋 Iran is a wonderful country to visit!
Beautiful trip
It was!
This lovely beautiful and kind people of Kurdistan as always .... Mahsa Amini remembrance brought tears to my eyes but the power of us, people, again makes me feel hope for better ...
Thank you for sharing! We hope so too.
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Thanks Paul. Yes it does a tremendous difference!
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An amazing video! Such a glorious culture all over Iran!
Absolutely 💯
More party and less biking!😂 Nothing wrong with that when looking at these beautiful colorful parties with dito people😊 Thanks again for sharing and still glad to follow along!🙏🏼
Edit: was just wondering which payment system is best for you? Do you prefer one over the other? Please let me (and others) know! 😊
Well, it doesn't make a massive difference. The upside of BMAC is the membership system especially for monthly support. They take a small fee to cover transaction costs, which is fair enough (between 5 and 10% depending on the sum).
However, in your case, Paypal is a great option, as it doesn't involve a fee.
Both platforms pay out to us in Euro, meaning they do the conversion.
We can also receive direct bank transfers through our international bank account with WISE. This would financially be the best, as we then have only one conversion (e.g. from Australian Dollar to Vietnamese Dong, instead of the extra step because of the Euro).
However, this is a lot of information, so it is probably best for everyone able to help to choose what's best for them 😉
We've had so much fun editing this episode 🤭🤣
Beautiful Kurdistan love Kurdish peoples ❤
We agree :-)
So enjoying your Iranian journey, best wishes from Scotland
Thanks! It is an extraordinary country 😀
I'm from Saqqez and I am very glad that you guys had a good time there..
Welcome to Kurdistan 🫶🏼 Thank you so much for representing Kurdistan to world
We hope to visit again one day. We've only met wonderful people there!
proud to be kurd and from kurdistan
There is certainly a lot to learn from Kurdish hospitality!
I’m from Iran but I never had this experience, enjoy guys ❤❤😊
Well, it left a lasting impression on us for sure!
Thank you for your amazing videos.Especially those about Iran🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you. We had the best of times!
You guys are amazing .
I really enjoy your videos from Kurdistan, hopefully soon make it to North American .
Maybe one day! However, probably not on this trip 😅
I hope so, stay safe
this was the best iranian bike tour video ive ever seen amazing
We can't see the irony here ;-)
Thank you! Specially for mentioning Jina! Such fun video of my people! By the way, in weddings many people are drinking secretly outside the main hall. It's just not common to put alcohol on the table very openly. You definitely could've had some if you asked.
That is a very big surprise 😮 🫢 😉
It is the bike touring episode with the least amount of biking possible!!! 🤣
For real, another amazing episode from the both of you.
Thank you so much for all your work on making it possible for me to enjoy those videos so much!
I love the Taxi reference and editing work!!
And Mathias, it seems you were getting more comfortable dancing as time went on! 😉
Iran... Each episode I see on your channel makes me want to go there more and more... We will get there eventually 🤞🏻
Haha, yes. We will compensate the cycling part in the following episodes 😀
Mathias practiced a lot 🤣
You are famous across Iran. Matthias got a suit and drove like James Bond. And Arev walks on water and looks spectacular, obviously.
😅 Thanks!
It was a very interesting and beautiful video. We were very happy to see you and your lovely wife.
In my opinion, it is a very beautiful and amazing work that you have shown the culture and history of Kurdistan and the kindness, hospitality and good-heartedness of the people of Kurdistan.. and this work is very, very valuable.. Thank you very much.🙏❤️
Your sarchopi was very beautiful👌👍😀
Thank you very much! In no other place have we been welcomed so wholeheartedly. We will always remember this and try to follow their example!
Really great episode and wonderful people.😍😍
We've had a wonderful time!
Lovely episode guys 🥰. I get so happy every time you upload. Helps me dream of my own upcoming cycling adventure.
Alex Hofvander
Awesome! 😅 We very much approve of cycling through Kurdistan 😉
salam love from pakistan good job enjoying beautiful journey stay safe please
Thank you so much! We'll do!
Bet you're glad of the stamina you have built up cycling. Such beautiful people and wonderous interactions. Memories you can both cherish for life. Love to you both and I wish you keep on having lots of positive encounters. ❤😊
Thank you, Robert! Yes, I am in a much better shape than I had been in a long time. However, as it turns out, cycling uses very different muscles than walking or dancing 🤣
Waoo you are a great Kurdish Dancer , and thank you to show us the Kurdish city where Mahsa Amini [ the symbol of Woman_Life_Freedom was Borned
We practiced dancing a lot! #saytheirnames
Danke für dieses wunderbare Video , für die vielen Erklärungen und Eindrücke über ein wunderbares Land und über wunderbare Menschen...,mit denen ich mich auch sehr verbunden fühle...auch wenn ich ihnen nicht (.Noch????) persönlich begegnet bin , konnte ich doch einige bekannte Gesichter erkennen
Liebe Brigitte,
es freut uns sehr dass auch du auf diesem Wege ein bisschen in das Leben in Saqqez eintauchen konntest.
Es war eine wunderbare Erfahrung für uns, und wir denken sehr oft und mit Liebe im Herzen an diese Zeit zurück.
@@AmazingWorldBikeTour ja ich denke euch sehr dafür, und bin immer wieder mit einigen im Austausch und habe durch die deutschlern Grupoen und WhatsApp und Telegram, aber mal wieder neue Gesprächspartner, die bei mir anfragen ob ich mit ihnen spreche möche...um sie dadurch bei deutschlwtnen zu unterstützen..nehme jeden ab und gucke was draus wird ,mal mehr mal weniger, aber immer nett..und ich freue mich auch immer wenn ich in ihren Instagram Story mitbekomme, was sich so ereignet in ihrem.Leben ....Papa werden, heiraten usw...oder auch wer inzwischen alles hier in Deutschland ist ...und es lässt sich auch alles gut in Einklang bringen. ..mit dem was ich hier vor Ort seit Jahren ehrenamtlich mache ..einen Frauentreff leiten organisieren..heutzutage zum größten Teil mit iranischen und afghanischen Frauen ..die dann ganz erstaunt und begeistert sind was ich über ihr Land/ Musik / Kultur weiß...anscheinend etwas mehr als der " normale durchschnittliche " ..
Just awesome!
Glad you like it!
You danced and enjoyed yourself like a local and looked very nice in your Kurdish attire.
Woman, Life, Freedom ❤ زن، زندگی، آزادی in memory of over 600 freedom-loving unarmed Iranians demonstrators who were killed in 2022 by the regime's IRGC and Basij militias that Iranians consider as terrorists who rule their country.
Thank you! That was the impression we got. We hope a day will come when everyone can enjoy their freedom!
جنبش زاعش دم سپاه و بسیج گرم
@@ahmadadimi1042 بسیج و سپاه تروریست هستند و ضد ایران و ایرانیان هستند و هزاران ایرانی را تا بحال کشته اند. زن، زندگی، آزادی ♥Woman, Life, Freedom
This is a terrific example of the very best that can happen on a bicycle tour. The sights and the people are as a rule terrific. But, occasionally (if you're lucky), you have an experience like this. Wow! I'm green with envy. -- Wishing you many more such experiences.
Well, while we've received plenty of hospitality since, this was quite unique 🙂
Wonderful i wish have best trip in iran and enjoying hospitality❤😊😍
We did! A truly incredible experience!
Excellent ❤
That's what we thought! 😊
Perfect
Thanks ☺️
ایران بهترین مردم دنیا رو دارد هیچ جای دنیا به اندازه ایران غریب نیستین❤❤❤❤❤
Welcome to Kurdistan ❤
Thank you!
Very nice
Thanks!
Amazing. Loved it. Chai and sugar the entire night 🎉😂
Thank you! We never drank as much tea before ;-)
You are very welcome to kurdistan ❤
Thanks. It very much seems so ;-)
My god I can't believe y'all from Germany!! Y'all so easygoing and coooool💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Well, Arev is actually Armenian and I have a Korean mother ;-)
@@AmazingWorldBikeTour that'll explain everything 😅😅💙💙
Hello from south Kurdistan.
Hi 👋
Amazing Kurdish people ❤
Absolutely!
very nice blog
Thank you 😊
good job
Thanks!
Hey Arev, kelaneh looks a lot like jingalov hats!
Thanks for another amazing episode. How many more weddings will you be invited to before you make it through the country?!
Yes, it reminded me a bit of jingalov hats as well!
I think all three wedding invitations we received were actually in Saqqez 😅
Thanks a lot ❤🇮🇷🇮🇷❤️
Our pleasure 🙏
❤
خوش اومدید به ایران
سپاسگزارم
❤❤😍😍😍😍
🤩🥰
After 3 consecutive injuries on the road , my cycling regimen was shattered for several months. I was able to set up a trainer indoors recently and thanks to your wonderful adventures, I am on the path to recovery. What a delight it is to be traveling with you since your starting point in Germany! Looking forward to the next episode. Awesome trip, valuable info as well. Thanks!
Glad to hear that you're getting better! The latest episodes will be released this Friday 😉
Hi guys, I'm from Iran and I live in Tehran. Are you still in Iran?
I hope you have a safe journey and I can help you if you need it.
Hey Meisam 👋 Unfortunately not. Our videos are about 1 year behind. We hope to visit Iran again in the future!
Willkommen in Iran.
Vergesst ihr nicht Isfahan auch besuchen.
Dort warten reiche Kultur und Historie auf euch.
Ich drücke euch die Daumen von München.
Viel Spaß.
Herzlichen Dank! Wir waren selbstverständlich auch in Isfahan. Eine atemberaubend schöne Stadt!
Tea and Sugar = Aragh Sagi :))
We had a lot of that 😅
5:20 its OBVIOUS you just drink tea and sugar last night... 🤣
Of course ☺️
It is better to stay focused on cycling and people fellows
Don't worry, a lot of cycling coming up! Didn't you like our dancing, though? 😅
@@AmazingWorldBikeTour amyzing tour guys 🙏
Kurdss rahhh🦅🦅🦅🦅
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Seeing lots of ignorant comments on Kurdish identity without any respect to historical & anthropological facts.. (most likely from Iraqi/Turkish Kurds or perhaps some misinformed Iranian Kurds in the mix) Lets clear some facts up:
Iran is a diverse country with many aboriginal ethnicities . Kurds & Kurdish culture is part of the greater "Iranic" identity so they're inherently Iranian (you can search this up).. Kurds are decendents of Medes, one of the 3 powerful houses that ruled ancient Iran/Persia : Persians & Medes & Parthians with respect to Scythian/Sarmatians who were also Iranic . Cyrus the great himself was half Mede half Persian so the ancestor of the Kurds, was the founder of Persian Empire. Everything about Kurds is Iranian. Kurdish flag is pretty much Iranian flag, (especially similar to pahlavi era with Solar deity). Kurdish language is derivation of Farsi, an Indo-European language. Kurds celebrate Nowruz, a Persian/iranian/kurdish new year. Many Iranians today have Kurdish blood without even knowing due to the vastness and oldness of the region
whether you like it or not Kurds belong to Iran as much as Iran belongs to the Kurds.
Many Kurds in Iran already know this this was evident in the nation wide protests that broke out as many Kurds gathered and shouted "from Kurdistan to Balouchestan, I give my life for Iran". The whole Iran protested the killing of Mahsa Amini, A kurdish Iranian girl.
However I do understand why some Kurds might feel to distance themselves from the motherland as the Islamic Republic has been very oppressive & harsh towards them. But this doesn't change the reality or the facts.
It seemed to us that the majority of the Kurdish people in Iran did not take an issue with being part of Iran, much unlike Kurds in Turkey.
Really great episode...
Please don't get your hopes up about making a little money from RUclips. This is impossible for bike tour videos. There are not enough viewers and demand in the world for such videos. This is a relatively very limited field, unfortunately. The only way to slightly increase the income is through the support of the viewers. There is no other way. In my estimation, there is not a single RUclipsr, touring bike rider, who manages to make even a little living from it. It's not realistic.
Besides that, your videos are great. Really unusual. As someone who has been riding for 24 years abroad for 3-4 months every year (about 7 years in total), and has already seen a lot of places in the world, I really enjoy the videos. And since I am from Israel, and cannot travel in Iran for the known reasons, this video is very interesting me.
By the way, the relations between Israel and the Kurds all over the Middle East, including of course in Iran, have been excellent for at least 60 years..... We share the same enemies... And Israel support them in many ways....
N.B. You create very unique and authentic original content. In my opinion, there is a great potential here to sell your raw material to one of the TV channels in Germany. In that case, you are completely financially settled for a long time.
Yes, you're probably right with your assessment. It is, unfortunately, a tiny niche we create content for. Actually, the contributions from our viewers really help. We never expected to be able to make a living from it, as in living a normal life. We have plans for after this journey that include traditional means of earning a proper income. However, we still hope that we will be able to finish our minimal goal to reach Korea and cover it all before we run out of money.
Granted, as amateurs, we severely underestimated how much time, energy, and resources creating our kind of content takes us. Even if we only look at the costs directly related our videos, we could have easily travelled at least a year longer on the savings we had.
Anyways, we'll do it as long as possible. Sharing this experience and getting feedback on it is still wonderful!
Not sure if a German channel would have any interest in our raw material, mainly because we speak English, but we might try to do something with it eventually. We were thinking of creating a movie at the end ourselves, but working with professionals is probably the better way.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
The relations are not "excellent" per se, it's just that Israel lends support to anything that it envisions would weaken it's foes but there's no true loyalty in their actions. Israel has many enemies and constantly makes more it seems. By supporting the Baku government in its aggression against Armenians they've managed to add yet another to the list.
@@Cycle-Tourer #IraniansStandwithIsrael we have the same enemy. Israel and Iranian people will lead the fight against hostile Islamic takeover in the next 20 years
there is no such thing called iranian Kurdistan it's dream Kurdistan will be kurdistan for ever, WE ARE NOT IRANIAN WE WON'T BE, KEEP DREAMING
The people we met in that region seemed to identify as Iranian Kurds. In any case, we generally take not part in nationalistic struggles. While we hope for every person to enjoy personal freedoms, there are many examples in the world where different ethnicities live together in peace and harmony.
However, that is absolutely not the topic of the video. We showcase the beauty of those people. Their nationality does not matter in that regard.
kurds are iranian just search it up. you're clueless historically.. Kurds were medes. Cyrus the great was half mede half persian. Kurd is Iranic identity part of greater Iran. Kurdish flag resembeles Iranian flag, especially pahlavi era. Kurdish language is derivation of Farsi, an indo-european language. And finally. Kurds belong to Iran and Iran belongs to kurds.
This what they call Kurdistan is the lands of Assyrian nation....
The regions history is certainly quite something 😉
جوجو اینجا اسمش ایرانه....یه نگاهی به نقشه بنداز
Assyrians need to let go of the ancient Assyrian empire. It’s not the case anymore and never will be again. That’s just reality. We Kurds also could try to claim all the lands captured by Ayyubids, but that would be a ridiculous claim.
Even during the time of Sayfo that you are so quick to mention every time, Assyrians were a minority within Kurdistan. You need to stop blaming Kurds for all your problems because your future is with Kurds, no other group.
@@Spinosaurus44 How about you let the people from each area decide for themselves. It seems like you've done a lot of speaking for Iranian Kurds when you're not one yourself. The massacre of Christian Assyrians by the hands of Turkish allied treasonous Kurds is a historical fact and it's only logical no Assyrian would agree to their land being called "Kurdistan"
@@yarsaz4347 first of all there is no Iranian Kurd. Any Kurd from Kurdistan is a Kurd and we’re all brothers. We share the same history. And second, it’s not Assyrian land. Assyria is in the Nineveh plains and some parts of North Kurdistan could be historically considered Assyria I guess, but there is no part of East Kurdistan that is Assyrian in any way. And you want to talk about treason? The Assyrians were going behind the Kurds’ back trying to establish a country for themselves with the help of Europeans in Kurdish land. Kurds had every right to prevent that. Besides what do you care about Assyrians?
You’re just here trolling and bashing on Kurds for being this and that, and hurling accusations. What have Kurds ever done to you?
دایکتمان بە کەر گاوە؟ ئاومان لە قوزی خوشکێ هێناوە؟ یان نەنکتمان بردوە بۆ حەمام؟ 😂
It’s not “Iranian Kurdistan” its Eastern Kurdistan region.
Wishful thinking😂
We do not take part in these kinds of arguments, as we do not see how that would help the people affected. The official name of the province of Iran is Kurdistan and it really doesn't matter if we like that or not. It is in neither the subject of the video, nor did we get the impression that this was a major concern of anyone whom we met there.
@@AmazingWorldBikeTour it would help the people affected if you didn’t appease to the assimilation of a group of people just because the stake is high, Turks, Persians and Arabs scare you now imagine how your false reporting affects minorities when they are the ones occupied, the people you’ve met can’t say everything they’re bound by the law but you are not, while reporting something the least you could do is be mindful of the issues those people are facing, as you can see it’s not just fun cultural clothes Kurds face racism and prejudice, if being against their occupation makes you uncomfortable I don’t know where your morals lie.
Nobody we spoke to suggested that they felt occupied. Many had issues with the government, but that is not the same.
Maybe you should also consider that we would actually put people's life's at risk if we even remotely suggest that they might have said such things. Whatever your intentions are, attacking us (which is what Turkish and Iranian nationalists do about the same video) is not helping your cause. We make Kurdish culture visible at its best. You should try to do the same.
@@AmazingWorldBikeTour it’s not about the people saying anything, whichever place you visit for viewers it would be more appreciative if you were authentic in the representation of that area and not influenced by the upper hands, I get you tried your best with keeping things neutral and safe but still got attacked left right and center. Regardless thank you for your work! as a Kurd I appreciate it no matter what! Just didn’t want our culture and people to be mislabeled and be fed into assimilation.
Thank you so much. I love your content ✌🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Glad to hear that!