Erbil: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 58Thin, mostly tourist-oriented content, but the few residents who commented describe friendly people and good food, with little on daily living costs or internet.
- friendliness
- hospitality
- food
- scenery
- identity sensitivity
- visa process
- limited tourist infrastructure
- sparse long-term info
- Residents describe people as kind, hospitable and welcoming.
- Kurdistan region is distinct from Iraq; locals dislike being called Iraqi.
- Entry requires a separate visa process from the rest of Iraq.
- Souvenirs and postcards are hard to find in Erbil.
- Little information here on cost, internet or remote-work life.
Read from 5 videos, 32 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
My FIRST DAY in LOCAL MARKET of ERBIL, IRAQ | Indian Girl in Iraq #iraq #iraqvlog #iraqvisa
Travel with kittoo · 12K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Welcome to Kurdistan 💚☀️❤️”
♥ 5 likes
“❤❤❤Love to KURDISTAN❤❤❤Great video all KURDISTAN people Great”
♥ 4 likes
“Nice to know that you are a vegetarian. Nice vlog.”
♥ 5 likes
“The moment I see your notification, I click it right away. Always looking forward to new video of yours, esp the middle east series. You're really a bold woman and I really appreciate the way you represent our Indian identity. Looking forwa”
♥ 2 likes
“The Greek historian Xenophon in his Anabasis book talks about the Kurds “Kardouchoi” in 401 BCE[1]. They had formed their own societal system. - It means Kurdish are on this area thousands years before Turkish”
♥ 3 likes
“As a indian but I'm non vegetarian ( erbil is so beautiful, food are really good and tasty like sweets, salads etc... and people are very much kind and innocent ) Actually i live in erbil.”
♥ 2 likes
“Please update your thumbnail! It"s kurdistan,not Iraq!!!"”
♥ 3 likes
“Bhut hi jyada beautiful lgrahi ho aaj... 😍😍😍”
♥ 4 likes
“11:24 no agar aap aur milao ge to jyada sugar ka taste aayega. ( wrong information)”
♥ 2 likes
“Nice vlog ji.”
♥ 1 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.