{"id":18285,"date":"2019-03-04T19:08:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/?p=18285"},"modified":"2026-03-13T23:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:50:52","slug":"solo-female-travel-iraqi-kurdistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/solo-female-travel-iraqi-kurdistan\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips for solo female travel in Iraqi Kurdistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Like all the Middle Eastern countries I travel to, there is no single lady who doesn’t have concerns about traveling to Iraqi Kurdistan as a solo female traveler<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I personally think that Kurdistan is a pretty safe<\/a><\/strong> destination for women and, despite being such an off-beat place, this is one of the least conservative regions in the Middle East<\/strong><\/a>, home to a large Christian community with not much space for fundamentalism among the Muslim population, meaning that Kurds themselves are already used to dealing with women with liberal tendencies, so you won’t really get the stares you may get in other Muslim countries such as Pakistan <\/a><\/strong>or even Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, as always, I am fully aware that women travelers seek a more accurate response, a more detailed and specific reasoning, from someone who can assure them that Iraqi Kurdistan is a 100% safe destination for solo women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that is why I decided to get in touch with Andrea from Hunting Rarities<\/a><\/strong>, a young lady from Belgium who has been backpacking in serious off the beaten track destinations around the Middle East and Central Asia and who will give us 6 Very insightful tips for solo females traveling in Iraqi Kurdistan<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n