Checking in at Erbil International Airport
Passengers are advised to arrive at Erbil International Airport at least 2 and 1/2 hours before their departures, to allow sufficient time to board the shuttle bus and go through the security check point to the departure terminal.
Airlines operating flights to Kurdistan
Please note that airline routes and schedules to Kurdistan are expanding. Please confirm details of flights directly with the operator as they may be subject to change.
Vienna - Erbil: Flights start on 2 April 2008
Regular, scheduled flights operated by Austrian Airlines every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. From June 2008, a fourth flight will be added every Sunday.
If you are starting your journey outside Austria, Austrian Airlines offers connecting flights to Vienna from many cities around the world.
Flight OS 830 to Vienna departs Erbil at 16.55. Please arrive at the airport at least 2 and 1/2 hours before the flight. Check-in for the flight from Erbil International Airport opens at 14.00 and closes at 15.30.
Information and booking:www.austrian.com
Austrian Airlines sales office in Erbil:
Shaqlawa Street, Brayan Bldg
Tel.: + 964 66 224 5470 to 5473
Office hours: Open to the public Sunday to Thursday, 10.00 to 15.00
Frankfurt - Erbil
Operated by Zozik Air
Contact Irak Reisen in Germany
Tel.: +49 69 69 59 7370
+49 69 68 3073
Fax: +49 69 68 09 1767
+49 69 69 59 737 30
e-mail: info(at)irak-reisen.com or fly(at)zagros.eu
Website: www.zagros.eu
Dubai - Erbil
Operated by Kurdistan Airlines
Contact Kurdistan Airlines in Dubai
Tel.: +971 426 22250
+971 431 66844
Fax: +971 426 60445
Operated by Zagros Air
Contact Zagros Air in Dubai
Tel.: +971 4 223 35 30
Fax: +971 4 221 26 61
Mobile: +971 507 101 456
e-mail: zagros_air(at)yahoo.com
Contact Zagros Air in Erbil
Tel.: +964 662 245 475
Mobile: +964 750 449 5555
Stockholm/Copenhagen - Erbil
Operated by Atrosh Air
Contact Atrosh Air in Sweden
Tel.: +46 8 544 925 40
Fax: +46 8 564 817 92
e-mail: info(at)atroshair.com
Website: www.atroshair.com
Istanbul - Erbil
Operated by Fly Air
Contact Fly Air in Turkey
Tel.: +90 212 465 4410
e-mail: crestafunda(at)hotmail.com
Amman - Erbil
Operated by Royal Jordanian Airlines
See www.rja.com.jo for a full list of Royal Jordanian Airlines' offices
Amman:
+962 6 566 6823
+962 6 566 3525
abd(at)rja.com.jo
Stockholm
+46 8 54 52 59 52
London
+44 20 7878 6300
Paris
+33 1 42 65 99 80
European cities to Erbil, via Athens
Operated by Fly Iraq Una and Olympic Airlines
See www.flyiraquna.com for contact details and more information.
Flights from Amsterdam, Athens, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stockholm, and London Heathrow to Erbil. Please note that all flights are via Athens.
Beirut - Erbil
Operated by Flying Carpet
Contact Flying Carpet in Beirut
Tel.: +961 3 682 255
+961 3 155 905
+961 1 312 566
Munich - Suleimaniah
Operated by Zozik Air
Contact Zozik Air in Germany
Tel.:+49 (0)911 96 53 320
+49 (0)911 96 53 32 22
Fax: +49 (0)911 96 53 32 10
To make a booking from Kurdistan:
Tel.:+964 730 102 4331
+964 770 217 7177
Website: www.zozik-air.com
Istanbul - Suleimaniah
Operated by Azmar Air
Contact Azmar Air in Istanbul
Tel.: +90 212 6633 718
Fax: +90 212 6633 513
Dubai - Suleimaniah
Operated by Azmar Air
Contact Azmar Air in Dubai
Tel.: +971 4 266 8993
Fax: +971 4 266 8233
Mobile: +971 50 551 4161
Tehran - Suleimaniah
Operated by Azmar Air
Contact Azmar Air in Tehran
Tel.: +982 1 8880 4467
Fax: +982 1 8894 0361
Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways flies to Kurdistan from Dubai and Amman. Some services are direct to Suleimaniah or Erbil, and others are via Baghdad. Please contact Iraqi Airways for details of direct and indirect routes.
Dubai:
+971 50 80 44 854
+971 50 87 55 458
Beirut
+ 961 1 747 413
Istanbul
+90 212 465 4087
+90 535 379 92 05
Baghdad
+964 1 537 2001 / 2002 / 2003
Travel agencies in Kurdistan
These travel agents based in Kurdistan offer flight reservations.
Zagros Air
Erbil mobile:
+964 (0)750 449 5555
+964 (0)750 447 6399
+964 (0)750 446 8394
Laru Travel Services
Erbil mobile:
+964 (0)750 455 4411
+964 (0)750 446 8960
Cyprus tel.: +357 2581 4084
Amman tel.: +962 6 565 6561 and +962 6 568 9787
e-mail: lanaqassim(at)batelco.jo
Baban Tourism
For Royal Jordanian Airlines reservations
Erbil tel.: +964 66 220 0600
Erbil mobile: +964 (0)750 491 0973
e-mail: babantourism(at)yahoo.com
Atrosh Air
For Atrosh Air flights between Stockholm/Copenhagen and Erbil
Erbil tel.: +964 66 254 7474
Erbil mobile: +964 (0)750 460 0460
Suleimaniah mobile.: +964 (0)730 117 3317
e-mail: erbil(at)atroshair.com
Azmar Air
For Azmar Air flights to Suleimaniah
e-mail: lazo(at)nokangroup.com
Suleimaniah mobile: +964 (0)7701 525 775
e-mail: deraw_it(at)yahoo.com
e-mail: deraw_it(at)hotmail.com
Suleimaniah mobile: +964 (0)7701 571 906
Organised tour companies
Companies providing cultural sight-seeing tours of the Kurdistan Region.
Distant Horizons: www.distant-horizons.com
Hinterland Travel: www.hinterlandtravel.com
The Kurdistan Region's airports
Erbil International Airport (currently no website available)
Suleimaniah International Airport's website:www.sulairport.net
Note:
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The Kurdish language
Kurdish, the most widely spoken language in the Kurdistan Region, is in the Indo-European family of languages.
The Kurdistan Region’s official languages for government purposes are Kurdish and Arabic.
The two most widely spoken dialects of Kurdish are Sorani and Kurmanji. Other dialects spoken by smaller numbers are Hawrami (also known as Gorani) and Zaza.
The Sorani Kurdish dialect uses Arabic script while the Kurmanji Kurdish dialect is written in Latin script. Sorani is spoken in the cities of Erbil and Suleimaniah, while Kurmanji is spoken in Duhok. As the Region’s Kurdish-language media has developed and the population has moved, today nearly all people in the Kurdistan Region can speak or understand both of the major dialects. The Kurdistan Regional Government’s policy is to promote the two main dialects in the education system and the media.
Arabic is also an official language and is widely spoken or understood. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic and Turkmani are also spoken by their respective communities.
The Kurdistan Regional Government promotes linguistic diversity and rights, and schools have been established that teach mainly in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, Turkmen and Arabic.
Conversational phrases in Kurdish, Sorani and Kurmanji
A few basic expressions in the Sorani and Kurmanji dialects.
English - Sorani Kurdish - Kurmanji Kurdish
Hello - Rozh-bash - Rozh-bash
Good morning - Beyanee-bash - Beyanee-bash
Welcome! (on arrival) - Be kher bi(t) - Be kher hati
Goodbye - Khwa-hafees - Khwa-hafees
Thank you - Supas - Supas/Mamnoon
You’re welcome - Ser chaw / Sha-ee neeya - Ser Chaava
How are you? - Chonee? - Chaawayi?
Are you well? - Bashee? - Bashee?
I’m fine, thank you - Bashem, supas - Bashem, supas
What’s your name? - Naw-et cheeya? - Nav-ey ta cheeya?
My name is John - Naw-em John-ah - Nav-ey min John-ah
What would you like to drink? - Chee dakhoy? - Chi vadkhui?
Tea (without sugar) - Chai (bey shakir) - Chai (bey shakir)
Please - Zahmat Nabe - Bey Zahmat
Where is the bazaar? - Bazaar le chweya? - Bazaar la kidareya?
Where is the Khanzad Hotel? - Otel Khanzad la chweya? - Otel Khanzad la kidareya?
Yes - Aa / Balay - Aa / Balay
No - Na - Na
OK - Balay - Balay/Arey
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http://www.krg.org/articles/detail.asp?rnr=142&lngnr=12&smap=03010500&anr=18694
The Kurdistan Region’s official languages for government purposes are Kurdish and Arabic.
The two most widely spoken dialects of Kurdish are Sorani and Kurmanji. Other dialects spoken by smaller numbers are Hawrami (also known as Gorani) and Zaza.
The Sorani Kurdish dialect uses Arabic script while the Kurmanji Kurdish dialect is written in Latin script. Sorani is spoken in the cities of Erbil and Suleimaniah, while Kurmanji is spoken in Duhok. As the Region’s Kurdish-language media has developed and the population has moved, today nearly all people in the Kurdistan Region can speak or understand both of the major dialects. The Kurdistan Regional Government’s policy is to promote the two main dialects in the education system and the media.
Arabic is also an official language and is widely spoken or understood. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic and Turkmani are also spoken by their respective communities.
The Kurdistan Regional Government promotes linguistic diversity and rights, and schools have been established that teach mainly in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, Turkmen and Arabic.
Conversational phrases in Kurdish, Sorani and Kurmanji
A few basic expressions in the Sorani and Kurmanji dialects.
English - Sorani Kurdish - Kurmanji Kurdish
Hello - Rozh-bash - Rozh-bash
Good morning - Beyanee-bash - Beyanee-bash
Welcome! (on arrival) - Be kher bi(t) - Be kher hati
Goodbye - Khwa-hafees - Khwa-hafees
Thank you - Supas - Supas/Mamnoon
You’re welcome - Ser chaw / Sha-ee neeya - Ser Chaava
How are you? - Chonee? - Chaawayi?
Are you well? - Bashee? - Bashee?
I’m fine, thank you - Bashem, supas - Bashem, supas
What’s your name? - Naw-et cheeya? - Nav-ey ta cheeya?
My name is John - Naw-em John-ah - Nav-ey min John-ah
What would you like to drink? - Chee dakhoy? - Chi vadkhui?
Tea (without sugar) - Chai (bey shakir) - Chai (bey shakir)
Please - Zahmat Nabe - Bey Zahmat
Where is the bazaar? - Bazaar le chweya? - Bazaar la kidareya?
Where is the Khanzad Hotel? - Otel Khanzad la chweya? - Otel Khanzad la kidareya?
Yes - Aa / Balay - Aa / Balay
No - Na - Na
OK - Balay - Balay/Arey
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http://www.krg.org/articles/detail.asp?rnr=142&lngnr=12&smap=03010500&anr=18694
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